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 a 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 update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2019-08-14T20:55:03
Updated: 2024-08-04T18:06:31.667Z
Reserved: 2018-11-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2019-1158
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-04T18:06:31.667Z
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-08-14T21:15:15.437
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:36:08.610
Link: CVE-2019-1158
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