PT-2019-3510 · Microsoft · Windows Imaging Api+1

Symeon Paraschoudis · Published 2019-10-08 · Updated 2026-03-10 · CVE-2019-1311

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to the improper handling of objects in memory by the Windows Imaging API, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved by using a specially crafted .WIM file. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-03685

CVE-2019-1311

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Imaging Api

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1311 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03685 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1311 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1311 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1311 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1311 · Security Note