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CVE-2019-1013: Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-06-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows 7: from 6.1.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1: from 6.1.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: from 6.1.7601.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 1: from 6.1.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: from 6.0.6003.0 before publication — fixed in publication

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 7 publication; Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 publication; Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 publication; Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 1 publication; Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 publication. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1013
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1013
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-573/
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-580/

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