CVE-2018-8337
published 2018-09-13CVE-2018-8337: A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles case sensitivity, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Security…
PriorityP425medium5.3CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCLILAL
EPSS
1.47%
73.6th percentile
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles case sensitivity, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_servers | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1709_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1709_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_version_1709 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
nvdv2.04.6MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_msrc5.3MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-h89w-c652-v4r6: A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles case sensitivity, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-8337 [MEDIUM] CWE-178 GHSA-h89w-c652-v4r6: A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles case sensitivity, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles case sensitivity, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Microsoft
Windows Subsystem for Linux Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2018-09-11·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2018-8337 [MEDIUM] Windows Subsystem for Linux Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Windows Subsystem for Linux Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Description: A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles case sensitivity. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could replace or delete arbitrary files as a low privilege user.
A attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Subsystem for Linux handles case sensitivity.
Windows Subsystem for Linux: Windows Subsystem for Linux
Issuing CNA: Microsoft
Impact: Security Feature Bypass
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:N/A;Older Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely;DOS:N/A
Reference: https://catalog.up
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - September 2018
blogs_talos·2018-09-11·CVSS 8.4
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday - September 2018
Microsoft released its monthly set of security updates today for a variety of its products that address a variety of bugs. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 61 vulnerabilities, 17 of which are rated "critical," 43 that are rated "important" and one that is considered to have "moderate" severity.
The advisories cover bugs in the Internet Explorer web browser, Jet Database Engine and the Chakra scripting engine, among other products and software.
This update also includes two critical advisories, one of which covers security updates to Adobe Flash, and another that deals with a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system.
## Critical vulnerabilitiesMicrosoft released coverage for 17 critical bugs. Cisco Talos believes 16 of these are of special importance and n
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - September 2018
blogs_talos·2018-09-11·CVSS 8.4
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday - September 2018
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday - September 2018
Microsoft released its monthly set of security updates today for a variety of its products that address a variety of bugs. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 61 vulnerabilities, 17 of which are rated "critical," 43 that are rated "important" and one that is considered to have "moderate" severity.
The advisories cover bugs in the Internet Explorer web browser, Jet Database Engine and the Chakra scripting engine, among other products and software.
This update also includes two critical advisories, one of which covers security updates to Adobe Flash, and another that deals with a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system.
## Critical vulnerabilities Microsoft released coverage for 17 critical bugs. Cisco Talos believ
2018-09-13
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