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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This affects an unknown function in the library DNSAPI.dll of the component DNSAPI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-19. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/10/2018 by Nick Freeman as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-8304 since 03/14/2018. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/05/2023). The advisory points out:

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows Domain Name System (DNS) DNSAPI.dll when it fails to properly handle DNS responses. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a system to stop responding. Note that the denial of service condition would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user privileges. However, the denial of service condition could prevent authorized users from using system resources.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110981 (KB4338824: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 July 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 91456 (Microsoft Windows Security Update July 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 (110981). The entries 121068, 121076, 121077 and 121079 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• Windows

Version

• 7 SP1
• 8.1
• 10
• 10 1607
• 10 1703
• 10 1709
• 10 1803
• RT 8.1
• Server 1709
• Server 1803
• Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Server 2008 SP2
• Server 2012
• Server 2012 R2
• Server 2016

License

• commercial

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 5.9
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.9
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 110981
Nessus Name: KB4338824: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 July 2018 Security Update
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
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Timelineinfo

03/14/2018 🔍
07/10/2018 +117 days 🔍
07/10/2018 +0 days 🔍
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07/10/2018 +0 days 🔍
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07/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/05/2023 +1729 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Nick Freeman
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
Coordinated: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-8304 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

SecurityTracker: 1041262
SecurityFocus: 104617 - Microsoft Windows DNSAPI CVE-2018-8304 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2018 10:34 AM
Updated: 04/05/2023 04:58 PM
Changes: 07/11/2018 10:34 AM (87), 03/16/2020 04:40 PM (6), 04/05/2023 04:58 PM (5)
Complete: 🔍

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