PT-2018-18468 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2016+2

Fluorescence · Published 2018-05-08 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8165

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 2016 Windows 10 Windows 10 Servers

Description An elevation of privilege issue exists due to the improper handling of objects in memory by the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver. This allows attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2016, 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 Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8165

ZDI-18-572

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows Server 2016

References · 7

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8165 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8165 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8165 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8165 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8165 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-572 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104038 · Note