PT-2018-1656 · Microsoft · Windows 10 Servers+6

Published 2018-09-11 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8455

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows RT 8.1 Windows Server 2016 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Windows 10 Servers

Description The issue is related to how the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory. It allows attackers to affect the system by potentially executing arbitrary code with elevated privileges using a specially crafted application.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2012 R2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows RT 8.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server 2016, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 8.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 10, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 10 Servers, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.

Fix

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Buffer Overflow

Improper Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-119

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01215

CVE-2018-8455

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 10 Servers

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2016

References · 8

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01215 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8455 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8455 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8455 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8455 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8455 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105211 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041635 · Note