CVE-2018-8455 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in Microsoft Windows 10

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release4 documents4 sources

Severity

7.8HIGHNVD

EPSS

0.9%

top 23.93%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

No known exploits

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 10 Servers Microsoft Windows 8.1 +4 more

Timeline

PublishedSep 13

Latest updateMay 13

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages8 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_serversversion 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation)+1

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_2016(Server Core installation)

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_2012_r2(Server Core installation)

▶NVDmicrosoft/windowsr2, 1709, 1803+2

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_108 versions+7

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

GHSA

GHSA-3qfx-4gmg-xcwx: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privileg↗2022-05-13

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CVEList

CVE-2018-8455: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privileg↗2018-09-13

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📋Vendor Advisories

Microsoft

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2018-09-11

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