SB2019081413 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows p2pimsvc service
Published: August 14, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019081413
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1168)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the p2pimsvc service. A local user can run a specially crafted application and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.