December 2019 Patch Tuesday – 36 Vulns, 7 Critical, Actively Attacked Win32k vuln, Adobe vulns

This month's Patch Tuesday is rather light and addresses 36 vulnerabilities, with only 7 labeled as Critical. Five of the seven Critical vulns are in Git for Visual Studio. The others are for Hyper-V and Win32k. Also, there is one actively attacked "Important" vuln in Win32k. Adobe released patch...

Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log ...

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data;...

Win32k Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete dat...

Microsoft Windows Win32k Graphics CVE-2019-1468 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely cause a denial-of-service condition. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows ...

Microsoft Windows Win32k CVE-2019-1469 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability. Local attackers can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may lead to further attacks. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems Microsoft Windows 10 Version...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2019-1458

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k EoP...

Microsoft Windows Win32k CVE-2019-1458 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode with elevated privileges. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems Microsoft Windows 10 Version...

KB4530692: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 December 2019 Security Update

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4530692 or cumulative update 4530734. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows OLE fails to properly validate user input. An attacker could exploit the...

KB4530689: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 December 2019 Security Update

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4530689. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows OLE fails to properly validate user input. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute malicious...

CVE-2019-1458

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka ‘Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability’. Recent assessments: gwillcox-r7 at October 19, 2020 5:31pm UTC reported: Known as WizardOpium for its use in the...

KB4530717: Windows 10 Version 1803 December 2019 Security Update

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4530717. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system...

The vulnerability of the Win32k component in Windows operating systems allows a perpetrator to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the Win32k component in Windows operating systems is related to errors in memory object handling. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information...

The vulnerability of the Win32k component in Windows operating systems, which allows attackers to escalate their privileges

The vulnerability of the Win32k component in Windows operating systems is related to errors in memory object handling. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to enhance their privileges through a specially created application...

The vulnerability of the Win32k component in Windows operating systems, which allows attackers to escalate their privileges

The vulnerability of the Win32k component in Windows operating systems is related to errors in memory object handling. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to enhance their privileges through a specially created application...

Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4525232)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB4525232 Copyright C 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This progra...

Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4523205)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB4523205 Copyright C 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This progra...

Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4525237)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB4525237 Copyright C 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This progra...

CVE-2019-1436

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information, aka 'Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1440...

CVE-2019-1436

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information, aka 'Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1440...