Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2018-0986
Published: April 3, 2018 / Updated: April 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11501
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0986
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code in the security context of the LocalSystem account.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code in the security context of the LocalSystem account.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Microsoft Security Essentials
Windows Intune Endpoint Protection
Windows Defender
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Exchange Server
Windows Intune Endpoint Protection
Windows Defender
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Exchange Server
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0986
Install updates from vendor's website.