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CVE-2019-1050: Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 4.3% 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 10 Version 1607: 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903
- Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
- Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1803, 1903
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: from 10.0.10240.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.14393.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Corporation Windows 10 1703: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 1709: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 1803: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 8.1: from 6.3.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012: from 6.2.9200.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: from 6.3.9600.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.14393.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation): from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation): from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 publication; Microsoft Corporation Windows 10 1703 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 1709 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems publication; Microsoft Windows 10 1803 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems publication; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems publication; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems publication; Microsoft Windows 8.1 publication; Microsoft Windows Server 2012 publication. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1050
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1050
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