CVE-2018-8399 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in Microsoft Windows 10

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.0HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.6%
top 18.10%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
9
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows 10 ServersMicrosoft Windows 7+6 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 15
Latest updateMay 13

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8404.

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 Packages10 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_serversversion 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation)+1
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_732-bit Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1+1
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_1010 versions+9
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_101703, 1709, 1803+2
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_8.132-bit systems, x64-based systems+1

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-486m-xpj8-rrcf: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-8399: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation↗2018-08-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2018-08-14
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