PT-2018-2088 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2016+9

Eduardo Braun Prado · Published 2018-10-09 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-8413

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 versions prior to the fixed version

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper decompression of files by the Windows Theme API, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user by using a specially crafted file. This issue affects various Windows operating systems, including Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, and Windows 10 Servers.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-00039

CVE-2018-8413

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

References · 10

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/47975 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-00039 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8413 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8413 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8413 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8413 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8413 · Vendor Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156027/Microsoft-Windows-Theme-API-File-Parsing.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041824 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105448 · Note