Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-8396. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 08/14/2018. The weakness was shared 08/14/2018 with Secunia Research as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-8396 since 03/14/2018. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111689 (KB4343899: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 August 2018 Security Update (Foreshadow)), 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 91465 (Microsoft Windows Security Update August 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 databases at Tenable (111689) and SecurityFocus (BID 105002†). The entries VDB-122833, VDB-122856 and VDB-122858 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 111689
Nessus Name: KB4343899: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 August 2018 Security Update (Foreshadow)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-8396 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8396
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122879

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SecurityFocus: 105002 - Microsoft Windows GDI Component CVE-2018-8396 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041460

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2018 21:54
Updated: 07/15/2024 07:42
Changes: 08/14/2018 21:54 (83), 03/15/2020 15:44 (6), 05/02/2023 08:21 (5), 07/15/2024 07:42 (16)
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