CVE-2019-1096 Information disclosure in Windows

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can leak kernel information via the win32k component, potentially aiding further exploitation.

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-2019-1096?

CVE-2019-1096 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 15 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information, aka 'Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1096?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1096?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1096 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-1096 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vqhq-m79m-g645.

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