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CVE-2019-0618
published 2019-03-05

CVE-2019-0618: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory, aka 'GDI+ Remote Code…

PriorityP265high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
67.01%
99.2th percentile
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory, aka 'GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0662.

Affected

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Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Attack vector: web-based — attacker hosts a specially crafted website to exploit the Windows GDI memory-handling vulnerability; user must visit the page
  • Attack vector: file-sharing — attacker delivers a specially crafted document file to exploit the Windows GDI memory-handling vulnerability; user must open the file
  • Vulnerable component is Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) / GDI+; focus detection on anomalous GDI object handling in memory
  • Successful exploitation grants full system control including program installation, data manipulation, and new account creation — monitor for post-exploitation activity such as new privileged account creation
  • ·As of advisory publication, CVE-2019-0618 had NOT been publicly disclosed or exploited in the wild; exploitation assessed as 'Less Likely' for both latest and older software releases
  • ·CVE-2019-0618 and CVE-2019-0662 are distinct vulnerabilities both affecting GDI+ RCE; do not conflate indicators or patches between the two

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc8.8HIGH
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