CVE-2018-8637HighCVSS 4.7

Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published
December 11, 2018
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2018-8637 →

📋 Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows kernel that could allow an attacker to retrieve information that could lead to a Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR) bypass. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could retrieve the memory address of a kernel object. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles memory addresses.

🎯 Affected products9

  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)

✅ Remediation

KB4471324 (Security Update) KB4471332 (Security Update)

🔗 References (3)