Msrc Windows 7 vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-8413 [HIGH] Windows Theme API Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Windows Theme API Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when "Windows Theme API" does not properly decompress files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker

CVE-2018-8472 [MEDIUM] Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory, allowing an attacker to retrieve information from a targeted system. By itself, the information disclosure does not allow arbitrary code execution; however, it could allow arbitrary code to be run if the attacker uses it in combina

CVE-2018-8432 [HIGH] Microsoft Graphics Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Microsoft Graphics Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a target system. To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file. The security update addresse

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 correc

CVE-2018-8481 [LOW] Windows Media Player Information Disclosure Vulnerability Windows Media Player Information Disclosure Vulnerability Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Media Player improperly discloses file information. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an attacker to determine the presence of files on disk. To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted hyperlink. The update addresses the vulnerability

CVE-2018-8482 [LOW] Windows Media Player Information Disclosure Vulnerability Windows Media Player Information Disclosure Vulnerability Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Media Player improperly discloses file information. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an attacker to determine the presence of files on disk. To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted hyperlink. The update addresses the vulnerability

CVE-2018-8393 [HIGH] Microsoft JET Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Microsoft JET Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Description: A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Microsoft JET Database Engine that could allow remote code execution on an affected system. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts w

CVE-2018-8392 [HIGH] Microsoft JET Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Microsoft JET Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Description: A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Microsoft JET Database Engine that could allow remote code execution on an affected system. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts w

CVE-2018-8332 [HIGH] Win32k Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Win32k Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose acc

CVE-2018-8420 [HIGH] MS XML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability MS XML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft XML Core Services MSXML parser processes user input. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run malicious code remotely to take control of the user’s system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could host a specially crafted website designed to invoke MSXML through a web browser. Howe

CVE-2018-8410 [HIGH] Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system. A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application. The security up

CVE-2018-8440 [HIGH] Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC). An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the security context of the local system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user ri

CVE-2018-8475 [HIGH] Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows does not properly handle specially crafted image files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to download an image file. The update addresses the vulnerability by properly handling image files. Mic

CVE-2018-8443 [MEDIUM] Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel 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 th

CVE-2018-8468 [MEDIUM] Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows that allows a sandbox escape. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use the sandbox escape to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability by itself does not allow arbitrary code execution. However, the vulnerability could allow arbitrary code to run if an attacker uses it

CVE-2018-8419 [MEDIUM] Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly initialize a memory address. An attacker who successfully exploited this 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 app

CVE-2018-8442 [MEDIUM] Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel 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 th

CVE-2018-8433 [MEDIUM] Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics component 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 craf

CVE-2018-8424 [MEDIUM] Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a special

CVE-2018-8446 [MEDIUM] Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this 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.