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CVE-2019-1432 — DirectWrite Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Important CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.0521 2019-11 archive

Executive Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectWrite improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DirectWrite handles objects in memory.

Overview

4.4
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
N/A
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Information Disclosure
Released Nov 12 2019
Last Updated Nov 12 2019
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.0521 — 0.91423 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
High
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
Required
SCOPE
Unchanged
Temporal Score: 4.0

EPSS Score

0.0521
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.91423 percentile - updated 2026-06-20
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Affected Products

17 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 4525235 (Monthly Rollup) 4525233 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 4525235 (Monthly Rollup) 4525233 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems 4525243 (Monthly Rollup) 4525250 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems 4525243 (Monthly Rollup) 4525250 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows RT 8.1 4525243 (Monthly Rollup) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 4525234 (Monthly Rollup) 4525239 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 4525234 (Monthly Rollup) 4525239 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 4525234 (Monthly Rollup) 4525239 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 4525234 (Monthly Rollup) 4525239 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 4525234 (Monthly Rollup) 4525239 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 4525235 (Monthly Rollup) 4525233 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 4525235 (Monthly Rollup) 4525233 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 4525235 (Monthly Rollup) 4525233 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2012 4525246 (Monthly Rollup) 4525253 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 4525246 (Monthly Rollup) 4525253 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 4525243 (Monthly Rollup) 4525250 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 4525243 (Monthly Rollup) 4525250 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes

Patches

5 patches
Article Type Restart
4525235 (Monthly Rollup) 4525233 Monthly Rollup Yes
4525243 (Monthly Rollup) 4525250 Monthly Rollup Yes
4525243 Monthly Rollup Yes
4525234 (Monthly Rollup) 4525239 Monthly Rollup Yes
4525246 (Monthly Rollup) 4525253 Monthly Rollup Yes

Known Exploits

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