PT-2018-9043 · Microsoft · Windows 10+3

Saar Amar · Published 2018-01-03 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-0743

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Subsystem for Linux versions prior to the fixed version Windows 10 versions 1703 through 1709 Windows Server, version 1709

Description The issue is related to the way objects are handled in memory, allowing an elevation of privilege. This could potentially enable attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations For Windows 10 versions 1703 through 1709, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server, version 1709, apply the necessary patch or update to resolve the elevation of privilege vulnerability. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability in other affected versions.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-0743

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows Server

Windows Subsystem For Linux

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploit · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/43962 · Exploit
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-0743 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0743 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0743 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0743 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040094 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102350 · Note
• https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848 · Note