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6.7 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component HIDParser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 06/12/2018. The weakness was disclosed 06/12/2018 by Security Team (window) with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-8169 since 03/14/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/27/2023). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the (Human Interface Device) HID Parser Library driver improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110487 (KB4284835: Windows 10 Version 1803 and Windows Server Version 1803 June 2018 Security Update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91452 (Microsoft Windows Security Update June 2018).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (110487). The entries 119431, 119432, 119433 and 119434 are pretty similar.
Product
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Version
- 7 SP1
- 8.1
- 10
- 10 1607
- 10 1703
- 10 1709
- 10 1803
- RT 8.1
- Server 1709
- Server 1803
- Server 2008 R2
- Server 2008 SP2
- Server 2012
- Server 2012 R2
- Server 2016
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 110487
Nessus Name: KB4284835: Windows 10 Version 1803 and Windows Server Version 1803 June 2018 Security Update
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
03/14/2018 🔍06/12/2018 🔍
06/12/2018 🔍
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06/12/2018 🔍
06/12/2018 🔍
06/13/2018 🔍
06/14/2018 🔍
03/27/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Security Team (window)
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-8169 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1041093
SecurityFocus: 104356 - Microsoft Windows HIDParser CVE-2018-8169 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 06/13/2018 18:32Updated: 03/27/2023 07:24
Changes: 06/13/2018 18:32 (87), 02/18/2020 19:40 (8), 03/27/2023 07:24 (5)
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