CVE-2018-8563HighCVSS 4.7

DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published
November 13, 2018
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2018-8563 →

📋 Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DirectX handles objects in memory.

🎯 Affected products12

  • Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
  • Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
  • Windows RT 8.1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB4467107 (Monthly Rollup) KB4467106 (Security Only) KB4467697 (Monthly Rollup) KB4467703 (Security Only) KB4467701 (Monthly Rollup) KB4467678 (Security Only)

🔗 References (7)