PT-2018-9164 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2016+7

Published 2018-03-13 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-0942

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

2.6

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016

Description: An elevation of privilege issue exists due to how Internet Explorer handles zone and integrity settings. This issue allows an attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system by exploiting a sandbox escape vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability does not allow arbitrary code execution on its own but could be used in combination with another vulnerability to achieve this.

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

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-0942

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2016

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0942 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0942 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0942 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0942 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103312 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040510 · Note