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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-0999: DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-0999: DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/09/2019
Created
07/10/2019
Added
07/09/2019
Modified
08/07/2024

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4507458
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4507460
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4507450
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4507455
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4507435
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4507460

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