PT-2019-2486 · Microsoft · Directx+1

Published 2019-06-11 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-1018

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to errors in handling objects in memory by the DirectX component of the Windows operating system. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode using a specially crafted program. It is described as an elevation of privilege issue that allows attackers to affect the system.

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-02324

CVE-2019-1018

Affected Products

Directx

Windows

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-02324 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1018 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1018 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1018 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1018 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1018 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1018 · Security Note