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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2019· Updated May 20, 2025

Comctl32 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2019-1043

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that comctl32.dll handles objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, the attacker could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. An attacker could host a specially crafted website designed to exploit the vulnerability through Internet Explorer and then convince a user to view the website. The attacker could also take advantage of compromised websites, or websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements, by adding specially crafted content that could exploit the vulnerability. However, in all cases an attacker would have no way to force a user to view the attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince a user to take action, typically by an enticement in an email or instant message, or by getting the user to open an attachment sent through email. The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how comctl32.dll handles objects in memory.

Affected products

29
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 1507cpe-rescue
    Range: 10.0.10240.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 1607cpe-rescue
    Range: 10.0.14393.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 1703cpe-rescue
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server version 1709cpe-rescue
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systemsv5
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1803v5
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 1809cpe-rescue
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systemsv5
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systemsv5
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systemsv5
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 7cpe-rescue
    Range: 6.1.0
  • Microsoft/Windows CSC Servicecpe-rescue
    Range: 6.1.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 8.1cpe-rescue
    Range: 6.3.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2008cpe-rescue3 versions
    6.1.7601.0+ 2 more
    • (no CPE)range: 6.1.7601.0
    • (no CPE)range: 6.0.0
    • (no CPE)range: 6.0.6003.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: 6.1.7601.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 1v5
    Range: 6.1.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: 6.0.6003.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2012cpe-rescue2 versions
    6.2.9200.0+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: 6.2.9200.0
    • (no CPE)range: 6.3.9600.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: 6.3.9600.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: 6.2.9200.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2016cpe-rescue
    Range: 10.0.14393.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: 10.0.14393.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2019cpe-rescue
    Range: 10.0.17763.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: 10.0.17763.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)v5
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: 10.0.0

Patches

0

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