PT-2019-2998 · Symantec+1 · Symcrypt+1

Published 2019-08-13 · Updated 2024-05-29 · CVE-2019-1171

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.6

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description An information disclosure issue exists in SymCrypt during the OAEP decryption stage, allowing an attacker to obtain information that could be used to further compromise the user's system. To exploit this issue, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The issue does not allow an attacker to execute code or elevate user rights directly but could be used to obtain information for further system compromise.

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

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-02977

CVE-2019-1171

Affected Products

Symcrypt

Windows

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1171 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-02977 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1171 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1171 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1171 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1171 · Vendor Advisory