PT-2019-3043 · Microsoft · Directx+1

Published 2019-08-13 · Updated 2024-05-29 · CVE-2019-1176

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in DirectX, which occurs due to improper handling of objects in memory. This could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first need to log on to the system and then run a specially crafted application. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide and details about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited are not provided.

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:2019-03025

CVE-2019-1176

Affected Products

Directx

Windows

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1176 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1176 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1176 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1176 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03025 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1176 · Security Note