CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.7 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component DirectX. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 11/13/2018. The weakness was published 11/13/2018 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-8485 since 03/14/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/06/2023). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118916 (KB4467691: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 November 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 91481 (Microsoft Windows Security Update November 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 (118916). Similar entries are available at 126704, 126705, 126707 and 126708.
Product
Type
Vendor
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Version
- 8.1
- 10
- 10 1607
- 10 1703
- 10 1709
- 10 1803
- 10 1809
- RT 8.1
- Server 1709
- Server 1803
- Server 2012
- Server 2012 R2
- Server 2016
- Server 2019
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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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: 118916
Nessus Name: KB4467691: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 November 2018 Security Update
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
03/14/2018 🔍11/13/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-8485 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1042124
SecurityFocus: 105770 - Microsoft Windows DirectX CVE-2018-8485 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 11/14/2018 09:20Updated: 06/06/2023 07:54
Changes: 11/14/2018 09:20 (84), 04/12/2020 09:52 (5), 06/06/2023 07:54 (5)
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