Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU14784

Buffer over-read in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2018-8424

Published: September 15, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14784

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8424

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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 read contents of memory on the system.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2018-8424

Install update from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8424

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