CVE-2018-8486
published 2018-10-10CVE-2018-8486: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This…
PriorityP425medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
1.68%
74.4th percentile
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Affected
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CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vendor_msrc4.7MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-c774-q9h9-hh84: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-8486 [MEDIUM] GHSA-c774-q9h9-hh84: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Microsoft
DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2018-10-09·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2018-8486 [MEDIUM] DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability
DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.
An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DirectX handles objects in memory.
FAQ: What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?
The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is Kernel memory read - unintentional read access to memory contents in kernel space from a user mode process.
Microsoft Graphics Component: Micr
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105501http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041823https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8486http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105501http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041823https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8486
2018-10-10
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