CVE-2019-1412 Information disclosure in Windows
An attacker can exploit a memory handling flaw in the Windows OpenType Font Driver to disclose sensitive information.
- 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-2019-1412?
CVE-2019-1412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 12 Nov 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 in Windows Adobe Type Manager Font Driver (ATMFD.dll) when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'OpenType Font Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1412?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1412?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-855p-w5fp-7588.