Microsoft Windows Imaging API CVE-2019-1311 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Imaging API improperly handles objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in a way that enables an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to open a specially crafted .WIM file. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how the WIM service handles objects in memory.
Affected Applications
Windows RT 8.1
Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Windows Server 2012
Windows 8
Windows 10
Windows Server 2019