Buffer over-read in Windows Server and Windows - CVE-2018-8422
Published: September 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14783
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8422
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing untrusted data within the Windows GDI component. A remote attacker can create a specially specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and obtain contents of memory on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8422
Install update from vendor's website.