PT-2018-1556 · Microsoft · Windows

Haikuo Xie · Published 2018-09-11 · Updated 2018-11-02 · CVE-2018-8336

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to a lack of cryptographic signature verification in the Windows operating system kernel. It allows an attacker to potentially disclose protected information using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability can be exploited to obtain sensitive information and affect the system.

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:2018-01111

CVE-2018-8336

ZDI-18-1054

Affected Products

Windows

References · 9

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8336 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8336 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01111 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1054 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8336 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8336 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8336 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105246 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041635 · Note