Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU16463

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2018-8649

Published: December 11, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU16463

CSH Severity: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8649

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error n Windows kernel. A local unprivileged user can cause the Windows kernel to crash.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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