CVE-2018-8170 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in Microsoft Windows 10

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.0HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.1%
top 22.14%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows 10 ServersMicrosoft Windows Server 2016
Timeline
PublishedMay 9
Latest updateMay 13

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows kernel image handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Image Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_serversversion 1709 (Server Core Installation)
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_104 versions+3
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_101703, 1709+1

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vp3j-rf6v-5ggq: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows kernel image handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Image Elevation of Pri↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-8170: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows kernel image handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Image Elevation of Pri↗2018-05-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Image Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2018-05-08
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