SB2018031327 - Privilege escalation in Windows Storage Services
Published: March 13, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018031327
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0983)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by Storage Services. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain system privileges to perform further attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.