PT-2018-2084 · Microsoft · Windows 10 Servers+3

Anthony Laou Hine Tsuei · Published 2018-10-09 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8329

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 Subsystem for Linux (affected versions not specified) Windows 10 Windows 10 Servers

Description The issue is related to an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability that exists when the system fails to properly handle objects in memory. This vulnerability is also described as being related to insufficient access control in the Linux subsystem of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain control over the vulnerable system using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability allows attackers to affect the system.

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

LPE

Improper Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-00035

CVE-2018-8329

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 10 Servers

Windows Subsystem For Linux

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8329 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8329 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8329 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8329 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8329 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-00035 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105505 · Note