PT-2018-1876 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2016+5

Chen Nan + 1 · Published 2018-11-13 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8471

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 8.1 Windows 7 Windows Server 2019

Description The issue is related to the Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver's handling of objects in memory, which can lead to an elevation of privilege. This allows an attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2019, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

RCE

Improper Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01478

CVE-2018-8471

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

References · 10

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01478 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8471 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8471 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8471 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8471 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8471 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1042121 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105800 · Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8471 · Note
• https://securitylab.ru/vulnerability/496462.php · Note