Privilege escalation in Windows - CVE-2018-7249
Published: March 1, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10789
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7249
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free flaw in secdrv.sys in Macrovision SafeDisc. A local attacker can send two carefully timed calls to IOCTL 0xCA002813, trigger race condition and memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7249
Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-097 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.