An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and then run a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how CLFS handles objects in memory.
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Description An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0984. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and then run a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how CLFS handles objects in memory.
Title Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2019-06-12T13:49:38

Updated: 2025-05-20T17:49:34.770Z

Reserved: 2018-11-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-0959

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-06-12T14:29:01.773

Modified: 2025-05-20T18:15:31.523

Link: CVE-2019-0959

cve-icon Redhat

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