PT-2018-1476 · Microsoft · Windows 7+3

Behzad Najjarpour Jabbari · Published 2018-08-14 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-8397

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2

Description A remote code execution issue exists in the way the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting the vulnerability, potentially through a specially crafted web page or document.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01027

CVE-2018-8397

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 7

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 R2

References · 8

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8397 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8397 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8397 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01027 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8397 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8397 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104994 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041460 · Note