PT-2018-1652 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2018-09-11 · Updated 2018-11-19 · CVE-2018-8446

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 Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by errors in handling objects in memory. It may allow an attacker to 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:2018-01211

CVE-2018-8446

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8446 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8446 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01211 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8446 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8446 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8446 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105217 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041635 · Note