High severity · published Jul 15, 2019
CVE-2019-1124
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that DirectWrite handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectWrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'
8.8
CVSS
18.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that DirectWrite handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectWrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1117, CVE-2019-1118, CVE-2019-1119, CVE-2019-1120, CVE-2019-1121, CVE-2019-1122, CVE-2019-1123, CVE-2019-1127, CVE-2019-1128.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)18.4% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
1709; 1803; 1809; 1903 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft
1803; 1903 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2019 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1124
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1124
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1124
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