Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU15868

Buffer over-read in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2018-8454

Published: November 13, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU15868

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8454

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within Windows Audio Service, related to browser.sys driver. A local unprivileged user can execute a specially crafted application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system with elevated privileges.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2018-8454

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8454

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