CVE-2018-8638HighCVSS 4.7

DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

📋 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 products5

  • 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)

✅ Remediation

KB4471332 (Security Update)

🔗 References (2)