CVE-2018-8344 — Code Injection in Microsoft Windows 10

CWE-94 — Code Injection4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
29.9%
top 3.35%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
10
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows 10 ServersMicrosoft Windows 7+7 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 15
Latest updateMay 14

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts, aka "Microsoft Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages12 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_20085 versions+4
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_2012(Server Core installation)
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_2008_r2Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)+2
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_2012_r2(Server Core installation)
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_serversversion 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation)+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-m672-2373-4wj4: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts, aka "Microsoft Graphic↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2018-8344: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts, aka "Microsoft Graphic↗2018-08-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2018-08-14
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