Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2018-8342
Published: August 14, 2018 / Updated: August 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14401
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8342
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) due to ndis.sys fails to check the length of a buffer prior to copying memory to it. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and trigger memory corruption to gain SYSTEM privileges.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8342
Install updates from vendor's website.