CVE-2019-1118 Public exploit EPSS 23.6%
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that DirectWrite handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectWrite…
Microsoft · Windows
Summary
A remote code execution flaw in Microsoft Windows lies in how the DirectWrite component handles objects in memory.
Official description · CVE.org
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that DirectWrite handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectWrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1117, CVE-2019-1119, CVE-2019-1120, CVE-2019-1121, CVE-2019-1122, CVE-2019-1123, CVE-2019-1124, CVE-2019-1127, CVE-2019-1128.
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24.6 / 100
- Exploited
- Not confirmed
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 6/15
How an attack unfolds
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What can follow
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Public exploit code (Exploit-DB) was available 19 days before disclosure.
- Public exploit codeExploit-DB19 days before
- Disclosedday 0
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
8 TechniqueOne specific attacker behaviour in MITRE ATT&CK, such as T1190 “Exploit Public-Facing Application”. IDs with a dot, like T1059.004, are sub-techniques., grouped by TacticThe attacker’s goal at a stage of an attack in MITRE ATT&CK, such as Initial Access or Persistence. Each technique belongs to one or more tactics. in kill-chain order 8Initial AccessTA0001
Drive-by Compromise T1189
MITRE CTID mapping of the CVE · how it is exploited
ExecutionTA0002
Malicious File T1204.002
MITRE CTID mapping of the CVE · how it is exploited
MITRE CTID mapping of the CVE · primary impact
PersistenceTA0003
Create Account T1136
MITRE CTID mapping of the CVE · follow-on activity
CollectionTA0009
Data from Local System T1005
MITRE CTID mapping of the CVE · follow-on activity
ImpactTA0040
Data Destruction T1485
MITRE CTID mapping of the CVE · follow-on activity
Application or System Exploitation T1499.004
MITRE CTID mapping of the CVE · primary impact
Data Manipulation T1565
MITRE CTID mapping of the CVE · follow-on activity
Detection
0 rules for this CVE · 93 general rules for its techniquesRules for this CVE
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General rules for this CVE’s techniques
These detect the technique in general, not this specific vulnerability.
Drive-by CompromiseT11893 general rules
Malicious FileT1204.00239 general rules
- Droppers Exploiting CVE-2017-11882criticalstable
- Ursnif Malware C2 URL Patterncriticalstable
- Exploit for CVE-2017-8759criticaltest
- Potential Maze Ransomware Activitycriticaltest
- File With Uncommon Extension Created By An Office Applicationhightest
- Flash Player Update from Suspicious Locationhightest
- GAC DLL Loaded Via Office Applicationshightest
- HackTool - LittleCorporal Generated Maldoc Injectionhightest
Hijack Execution FlowT15748 general rules
- Exploiting SetupComplete.cmd CVE-2019-1378hightest
- Potential PrintNightmare Exploitation Attempthightest
- Suspicious Printer Driver Empty Manufacturerhightest
- DLL Execution Via Register-cimprovider.exemediumtest
- Potential Initial Access via DLL Search Order Hijackingmediumtest
- Potential Registry Persistence Attempt Via DbgManagedDebuggermediumtest
- Regsvr32 DLL Execution With Uncommon Extensionmediumtest
- Windows Spooler Service Suspicious Binary Loadinformationaltest
Application or System ExploitationT1499.0043 general rules
- Audit CVE Eventcriticaltest
- Apache Segmentation Faulthightest
- Nginx Core Dumphightest
Create AccountT11363 general rules
Data from Local SystemT100514 general rules
- OpenCanary - SMB File Open Requesthightest
- Potential Conti Ransomware Database Dumping Activity Via SQLCmdhightest
- SQLite Chromium Profile Data DB Accesshightest
- SQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Accesshightest
- VeeamBackup Database Credentials Dump Via Sqlcmd.EXEhightest
- Script Interpreter Spawning Credential Scanner - Linuxhighexperimental
- Script Interpreter Spawning Credential Scanner - Windowshighexperimental
- Shai-Hulud NPM Package Malicious Exfiltration via Curlhighexperimental
Data DestructionT148520 general rules
- Fsutil Suspicious Invocationhighstable
- Potential BlackByte Ransomware Activityhightest
- Potential File Overwrite Via Sysinternals SDeletehightest
- Renamed Sysinternals Sdelete Executionhightest
- AWS EFS Fileshare Mount Modified or Deletedmediumtest
- Azure Device or Configuration Modified or Deletedmediumtest
- Azure Kubernetes Network Policy Changemediumtest
- Azure Kubernetes RoleBinding/ClusterRoleBinding Modified and Deletedmediumtest
Data ManipulationT15653 general rules
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