PT-2018-18546 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2016+10

Published 2018-07-10 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8308

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.5

High

Base vector

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

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

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 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 10 Servers, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8308

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 10 Servers

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2016

References · 6

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8308 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8308 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8308 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8308 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8308 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104669 · Note