Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2019-1046
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.043 (90.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1607, 1703, 1709
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 — versions 10.0.10240.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 — versions 10.0.14393.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 For 32-bit Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 — versions 10.0.0, 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For 32-bit Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For Arm64-based Systems — versions 10.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1046?
- CVE-2019-1046 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2019-06-12.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1046?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.