PT-2018-18500 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2016+2

Published 2018-06-12 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8231

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Windows 10 Servers

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by the HTTP Protocol Stack (Http.sys). This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and affect the system.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2016, update to a version that includes the fix for the HTTP Protocol Stack issue. For Windows 10, apply the necessary patch to resolve the HTTP Protocol Stack vulnerability. For Windows 10 Servers, ensure the HTTP Protocol Stack is updated to prevent remote code execution.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8231

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows Server 2016

References · 7

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8231 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8231 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8231 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104373 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041094 · Note