CVE-2018-8121HighCVSS 4.7

Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published
June 12, 2018
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2018-8121 →

📋 Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.

🎯 Affected products8

  • Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
  • Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)

✅ Remediation

KB4284835 (Security Update) KB4284874 (Security Update) KB4284819 (Security Update)

🔗 References (4)