CVE-2019-1244 Information disclosure in Windows
An attacker can read sensitive memory contents via DirectWrite, potentially exposing private data on affected Windows systems.
- 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-2019-1244?
CVE-2019-1244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Sep 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 DirectWrite improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka 'DirectWrite Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1245, CVE-2019-1251.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1244?
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-2019-1244?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1244 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-1244 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-qv24-5wr9-m3mp.