CVE-2019-1216 Information disclosure in Windows
An attacker can exploit improper memory handling in DirectX to disclose sensitive information on Windows systems.
- 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-2019-1216?
CVE-2019-1216 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Sep 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 DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1216?
It affects 7 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 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1216?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1216 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1216 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5f4-f637-3cpx.