CVE-2019-1185
High
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to a stack corruption in Windows Subsystem for Linux. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Subsystem for Linux handles objects in memory.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Microsoft Windows
PublishedAug 14, 2019
First seenAug 14, 2019
Weakness typeCWE-121CWE-121
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft windows_10 | 1903 | — |
| microsoft windows_server_2016 | 1903 | — |
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