PT-2019-2687 · Microsoft · Windows Error Reporting+1

Published 2019-07-09 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-1037

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 Error Reporting (WER) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access restrictions in the Windows Error Reporting (WER) service, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode. It is described as an elevation of privilege vulnerability that exists in the way WER handles files. This vulnerability 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:2019-02574

CVE-2019-1037

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Error Reporting

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-02574 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1037 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1037 · Security Note