Code Injection in Microsoft .NET Framework - CVE-2018-8540
Published: December 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16472
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8540
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft .NET Framework
Microsoft .NET Framework
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when the Microsoft .NET Framework fails to validate input properly. A remote attacker can pass specific input to an application utilizing susceptible .Net methods and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8540
Install updates from vendor's website.