PT-2018-1723 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2016+12

Published 2018-10-09 · Updated 2018-12-03 · CVE-2018-8489

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows 7 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows RT 8.1 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2012 Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 10 Windows 10 Servers

Description: A remote code execution issue exists due to insufficient input validation in Windows Hyper-V. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host operating system by running a specially crafted application in the guest operating system. The vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers, affecting the system.

Recommendations: For Windows 7, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server 2012 R2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows RT 8.1, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server 2008, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server 2019, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server 2012, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 8.1, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server 2016, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server 2008 R2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 10, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 10 Servers, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01316

CVE-2018-8489

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 10 Servers

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Hyper-V

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8489 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8489 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01316 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8489 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8489 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8489 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105479 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041834 · Note