PT-2018-2080 · Microsoft · Windows 10 Servers+4

Published 2018-10-09 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8497

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 Server 2019 Windows 10 Servers

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges using a specially crafted application. This is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the way the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory.

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 Server 2019, 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

Buffer Overflow

Improper Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-00030

CVE-2018-8497

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 10 Servers

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

References · 8

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8497 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8497 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8497 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8497 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-00030 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8497 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041828 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105478 · Note