PT-2018-1244 · Microsoft · Windows

Xpn · Published 2018-03-29 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-1038

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows versions prior to the fixed version

Description The issue is related to the way the Windows kernel handles objects in memory, allowing an elevation of privilege. This could enable a local attacker to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00717

CVE-2018-1038

Affected Products

Windows

References · 11

• 🔥 https://blog.xpnsec.com/total-meltdown-cve-2018-1038 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44581 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://blog.frizk.net/2018/03/total-meltdown.html · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00717 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1038 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1038 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1038 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1038 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-1038 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040632 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103549 · Note