CVE-2018-8337 — Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity in Microsoft Windows 10

CWE-178 — Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.9%
top 25.07%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows 10 ServersMicrosoft Windows Server 2016
Timeline
PublishedSep 13
Latest updateMay 13

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.4

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_serversversion 1709 (Server Core Installation)
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1709 for x64-based Systems+1

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
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↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-8337: A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles case sensitivity, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux↗2018-09-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Subsystem for Linux Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability↗2018-09-11
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