Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel-mode driver handles objects in memory.
🎯 Affected products10
- Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
- Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
✅ Remediation
KB4519976 (Monthly Rollup) KB4520003 (Security Only) KB4520002 (Monthly Rollup) KB4520009 (Security Only)
🔗 References (5)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1362
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4519976
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4520003
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4520002
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4520009