CVE-2018-8408 — Improper Initialization in Microsoft Windows 10

CWE-665 — Improper Initialization4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.6%
top 18.42%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
10
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows 10 ServersMicrosoft Windows 7+7 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 14
Latest updateMay 13

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure 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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

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

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-f9mh-xvqr-gx7p: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Information Discl↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-8408: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Information Discl↗2018-11-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Microsoft
Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability↗2018-11-13
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