Important CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.01616 📢 Publicly disclosed 2019-03 archive

Executive Summary

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to cause a target system to stop responding. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles objects in memory.

Overview

5.5
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Denial of Service
Released Mar 12 2019
Last Updated Mar 12 2019
Publicly Disclosed Yes
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.01616 — 0.73525 percentile
NVD CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
None
INTEGRITY
None
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Proof-of-Concept
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 5.0

EPSS Score

0.01616
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.73525 percentile - updated 2026-07-25
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Affected Products

22 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 4489872 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 4489872 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 4489882 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 4489882 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 4489871 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems 4489871 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 4489886 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems 4489886 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 4489886 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 4489868 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems 4489868 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 4489868 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 4489899 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 4489899 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 4489899 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 4489878 (Monthly Rollup) 4489885 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4486563 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 4489878 (Monthly Rollup) 4489885 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4486563 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems 4489881 (Monthly Rollup) 4489883 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4487000 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems 4489881 (Monthly Rollup) 4489883 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4487000 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows RT 8.1 4489881 (Monthly Rollup) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 4489880 (Monthly Rollup) 4489876 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4487023 4487019 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 4489880 (Monthly Rollup) 4489876 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4487023 4487019 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 4489880 (Monthly Rollup) 4489876 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4487023 4487019 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 4489880 (Monthly Rollup) 4489876 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4487023 4487019 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 4489880 (Monthly Rollup) 4489876 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4487023 4487019 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 4489878 (Monthly Rollup) 4489885 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4486563 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 4489878 (Monthly Rollup) 4489885 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4486563 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 4489878 (Monthly Rollup) 4489885 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4486563 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2012 4489891 (Monthly Rollup) 4489884 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4487025 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 4489891 (Monthly Rollup) 4489884 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4487025 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2012 R2 4489881 (Monthly Rollup) 4489883 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4487000 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 4489881 (Monthly Rollup) 4489883 (Security Only) Important Denial of Service 4487000 Base: 5.5 Temporal: 5.0 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2016 4489882 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 4489882 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows Server 2019 4489899 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 4489899 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation) 4489886 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) 4489868 (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Yes

Patches

7 patches
Article Type Restart
4489872 Security Update Yes
4489882 Security Update Yes
4489871 Security Update Yes
4489886 Security Update Yes
4489868 Security Update Yes
4489899 Security Update Yes
4489881 Monthly Rollup Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

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