SB2018031328 - Privilege escalation in Windows Desktop Bridge
Published: March 13, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018031328
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0877)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to the Desktop Bridge VFS does not take into acccount user/kernel mode when managing file paths. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and gain system privileges to perform further attacks.
2) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0880)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper management of the virtual registry by Desktop Bridge. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and run arbitrary code in kernel mode.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.