PT-2018-1650 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2+6

Haikuo Xie · Published 2018-09-11 · Updated 2018-11-20 · CVE-2018-8444

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Server Message Block 2.0 (SMBv2) versions prior to the fixed version, affecting Windows Server 2012, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2.

Description The issue is related to how the SMBv2 server handles certain requests, leading to an information disclosure vulnerability. This can allow a remote attacker to disclose protected information using specially crafted SMBv2 requests.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2012, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01209

CVE-2018-8444

Affected Products

Smbv2

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 R2

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8444 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8444 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01209 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8444 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105226 · Note