CVE-2018-8565
published 2018-11-14CVE-2018-8565: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure…
PriorityP425medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
3.18%
88.0th percentile
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information, aka "Win32k 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.
Affected
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| microsoft | windows_10_servers | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_7 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_7 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_rt_8.1 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008_r2 | — | — |
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-vx78-xmh3-qmhg: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vu
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-8565 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-vx78-xmh3-qmhg: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vu
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information, aka "Win32k 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.
Microsoft
Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2018-11-13·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2018-8565 [MEDIUM] Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how win32k 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 uninitialized memory.
Microsoft Graphics Component: Microsoft Graphics Component
Microsoft: Micr
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Trendmicro
Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
blogs_trendmicro·2018-11-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-8589 [HIGH] Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
Exploits & Vulnerabilities
# Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
This month’s round of updates, which fixes 63 bugs, includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2018-8589) that is already being used in malicious attacks.
By: Trend Micro
2018/11/14
Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
As the year comes to a close, updates for both Microsoft and Adobe products and services are still ongoing via Patch Tuesday. This month’s round of updates, which fixes 63 bugs, includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that is already being used in malicious attacks. Perhaps the most notable vulnerability addressed this month is CVE-2018-8589, another Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that is similar to October’s CVE-2018-8453, which allows an attacker to make use of specially craf
Trendmicro
Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
blogs_trendmicro·2018-11-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-8589 [HIGH] Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
Exploits y vulnerabilidades
## Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
This month’s round of updates, which fixes 63 bugs, includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2018-8589) that is already being used in malicious attacks.
By: Trend Micro Nov 14, 2018 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
As the year comes to a close, updates for both Microsoft and Adobe products and services are still ongoing via Patch Tuesday . This month’s round of updates, which fixes 63 bugs, includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that is already being used in malicious attacks. Perhaps the most notable vulnerability addressed this month is CVE-2018-8589 , another Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that is similar to October ’s CVE-2018-8453 , which allows an attacker to make use of special
Trendmicro
Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
blogs_trendmicro·2018-11-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-8589 [HIGH] Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
Ausnutzung von Schwachstellen
## Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
This month’s round of updates, which fixes 63 bugs, includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2018-8589) that is already being used in malicious attacks.
By: Trend Micro Nov 14, 2018 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
As the year comes to a close, updates for both Microsoft and Adobe products and services are still ongoing via Patch Tuesday . This month’s round of updates, which fixes 63 bugs, includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that is already being used in malicious attacks. Perhaps the most notable vulnerability addressed this month is CVE-2018-8589 , another Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that is similar to October ’s CVE-2018-8453 , which allows an attacker to make use of speci
Trendmicro
Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
blogs_trendmicro·2018-11-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-8589 [HIGH] Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
Sfruttamento vulnerabilità
## Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
This month’s round of updates, which fixes 63 bugs, includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2018-8589) that is already being used in malicious attacks.
By: Trend Micro Nov 14, 2018 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
As the year comes to a close, updates for both Microsoft and Adobe products and services are still ongoing via Patch Tuesday . This month’s round of updates, which fixes 63 bugs, includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that is already being used in malicious attacks. Perhaps the most notable vulnerability addressed this month is CVE-2018-8589 , another Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that is similar to October ’s CVE-2018-8453 , which allows an attacker to make use of speciall
Trendmicro
Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
blogs_trendmicro·2018-11-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-8589 [HIGH] Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
Exploits & Vulnerabilities
## Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
This month’s round of updates, which fixes 63 bugs, includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2018-8589) that is already being used in malicious attacks.
By: Trend Micro Nov 14, 2018 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
As the year comes to a close, updates for both Microsoft and Adobe products and services are still ongoing via Patch Tuesday . This month’s round of updates, which fixes 63 bugs, includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that is already being used in malicious attacks. Perhaps the most notable vulnerability addressed this month is CVE-2018-8589 , another Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that is similar to October ’s CVE-2018-8453 , which allows an attacker to make use of speciall
Trendmicro
Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
blogs_trendmicro·2018-11-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-8589 [HIGH] Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
Exploits & Vulnerabilities
## Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Win32k Bug
This month’s round of updates, which fixes 63 bugs, includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2018-8589) that is already being used in malicious attacks.
By: Trend Micro 2018/11/14 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
As the year comes to a close, updates for both Microsoft and Adobe products and services are still ongoing via Patch Tuesday . This month’s round of updates, which fixes 63 bugs, includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that is already being used in malicious attacks. Perhaps the most notable vulnerability addressed this month is CVE-2018-8589 , another Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that is similar to October ’s CVE-2018-8453 , which allows an attacker to make use of specially
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