PT-2018-1506 · Microsoft · Windows

Behzad Najjarpour Jabbari · Published 2018-08-14 · Updated 2018-10-15 · CVE-2018-8396

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow operation in the Windows GDI component, which can be exploited to disclose protected information. This can be achieved through a specially crafted document or a specially formed web page. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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

Buffer Overflow

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01057

CVE-2018-8396

Affected Products

Windows

References · 9

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8396 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8396 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8396 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8396 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01057 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8396 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105002 · Note
• https://support.microsoft.com/help/4343674 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041460 · Note