PT-2018-18496 · Microsoft · Windows 7+3

Published 2018-06-12 · Updated 2020-09-28 · CVE-2018-8224

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2

Description An elevation of privilege issue exists due to the Windows kernel's improper handling of objects in memory. This allows attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2008, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 7, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server 2008 R2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.

Fix

LPE

Improper Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8224

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 7

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 R2

References · 7

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8224 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8224 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8224 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8224 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8224 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041093 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104381 · Note