7.8high
CVE-2018-8342
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) when ndis.sys fails to check the length…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 70%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) when ndis.sys fails to check the length of a buffer prior to copying memory to it, aka "Windows NDIS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8343.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/104975 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8342 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1041466 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-8342
- NVD: CVE-2018-8342
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