PT-2019-4017 · Microsoft · Windows

Kkokkokye · Published 2019-11-12 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-1422

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/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 file creation handling in the iphlpsvc.dll library of the Windows operating system. It allows an attacker to potentially elevate their privileges and modify arbitrary files using a specially crafted application. This is an elevation-of-privilege issue that can affect the system.

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

Exploit

LPE

Link Following

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-04548

CVE-2019-1422

ZDI-19-972

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/ze0r/cve-2019-1422 · Exploit
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-972 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-04548 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1422 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1422 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1422 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1422 · Vendor Advisory