A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to cause a target system to stop responding.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles objects in memory.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2019-08-14T20:55:01
Updated: 2024-08-04T17:51:27.332Z
Reserved: 2018-11-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2019-0716
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-04T17:51:27.332Z
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-08-14T21:15:12.720
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:17:09.560
Link: CVE-2019-0716
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