CVE-2019-1159

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1164.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1159	Patch Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:::::itanium:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:::::x64:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:::::::*

Information

Published : 2019-08-14 14:15

Updated : 2020-08-24 10:37

NVD link : CVE-2019-1159

Mitre link : CVE-2019-1159

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

microsoft

windows_server_2016
windows_7
windows_rt_8.1
windows_server_2019
windows_8.1
windows_10
windows_server_2008
windows_server_2012

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