CVE-2021-34489: DirectWrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Overview
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CVSS Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Category
- Remote Code Execution
- Exploit Status
- Not Exploited
- Exploitation Likelihood
- Less Likely
- Patch Tuesday
- 2021-Jul
- Released
- 2021-07-13
- EPSS Score
- 2.30% (percentile: 84.7%)
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file.
In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file.
In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) containing a specially crafted file designed to exploit the vulnerability.
An attacker would have no way to force users to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or instant message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file.
Affected Products (19)
Windows
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)
- Windows 10 Version 20H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)
Security Updates (3)
Acknowledgments
HAO LI of VenusTech ADLab
Revision History
- 2021-07-13: Information published.