CVE-2019-1185
Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH 7.3
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.10 % · percentile 65 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- microsoft
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to a stack corruption in Windows Subsystem for Linux. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Subsystem for Linux handles objects in memory.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-9756
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2019-1185
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2019-AVI-397 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Windows · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |