Buffer overflow in Windows Host Compute Service Shim - CVE-2018-8115
Published: May 2, 2018 / Updated: May 3, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12364
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8115
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows Host Compute Service Shim
Windows Host Compute Service Shim
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error within Windows Host Compute Service Shim (hcsshim) library when importing a container image. A remote unauthenticated attacker can place malicious code in a specially crafted container image which, if an authenticated administrator imported (pulled), could cause a container management service utilizing the Host Compute Service Shim library to execute malicious code on the Windows host.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8115
Update to version 0.6.10.