CVE-2019-1081 Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability
An attacker can obtain sensitive information by tricking a user into visiting a malicious website using vulnerable Microsoft browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1081?
CVE-2019-1081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, published on 12 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when affected Microsoft browsers improperly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit the vulnerability, in a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website that is used to attempt to exploit the vulnerability. In addition, compromised websites and websites that accept or host user-provided content could contain specially crafted content that could exploit the vulnerability. However, in all cases an attacker would have no way to force a user to view the attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince a user to take action. For example, an attacker could trick a user into clicking a link that takes the user to the attacker's site. The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1081?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1081?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w674-fx62-vvfq.