CVE-2019-0707 Memory corruption in Windows
A local attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in Windows NDIS to elevate privileges by running a specially crafted application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-0707?
CVE-2019-0707 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 16 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) when ndis.sys fails to check the length of a buffer prior to copying memory to it.To exploit the vulnerability, in a local attack scenario, an attacker could run a specially crafted application to elevate the attacker's privilege level, aka 'Windows NDIS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0707?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2019-0707?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0707 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-0707 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0707 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9v7-592w-mmch.