PT-2019-2382 · Microsoft · Windows Installer+1

Published 2019-06-11 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-0973

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Installer (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to errors in processing objects in memory, which can allow an attacker to elevate their privileges. A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges due to the Windows Installer's failure to properly sanitize input, leading to insecure library loading behavior.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-02157

CVE-2019-0973

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Installer

References · 8

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0973 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0973 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-0973 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0973 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0973 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0973 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-02157 · Security Note
• https://t.me/defcon_news/16270 · Telegram Post