CVE-2019-0702: Medium severity windows 10 vulnerability

Published Apr 8, 2019

Updated

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0755, CVE-2019-0767, CVE-2019-0775, CVE-2019-0782.

Affected Software

18 affected components

Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 10=1607

Microsoft Windows 10=1703

Microsoft Windows 10=1709

Microsoft Windows 10=1803

Microsoft Windows 10=1809

Microsoft Windows 7=sp1

Microsoft Windows 8.1

Microsoft Windows RT 8.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008=sp2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008=r2-sp1

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2012=r2

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2016=1709

Microsoft Windows Server 2016=1803

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Remediation

Patch Available

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0702

Event History

Apr 8, 2019

CVE Published

via MITRE·11:43 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·11:43 PM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-0702?

CVE-2019-0702 is rated as important severity due to potential information disclosure.

How do I fix CVE-2019-0702?

To mitigate CVE-2019-0702, ensure that your Microsoft Windows software is updated with the latest security patches.

Which Windows versions are affected by CVE-2019-0702?

CVE-2019-0702 affects multiple versions of Windows, including Windows 7, 8.1, and various versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server.

Can CVE-2019-0702 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2019-0702 is considered an information disclosure vulnerability that generally requires local access to be exploited.

What kind of data could be exposed by CVE-2019-0702?

CVE-2019-0702 could potentially allow an attacker to obtain sensitive data stored in memory.