Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 DirectWrite memory corruption

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component DirectWrite. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/09/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-1121. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/10/2019). The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that DirectWrite handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See 137582, 137581, 137580 and 137579 for similar entries.

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• Operating System

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• Microsoft

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
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Class: Memory corruption (CWE-119)
Local: No
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07/09/2019 Advisory disclosed
07/09/2019 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
07/10/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
07/10/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-1121 (🔒)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Created: 07/10/2019 09:42 AM
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