Advisory Details

July 13th, 2018

Microsoft Windows Child Window NULL Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-8282
CVSS SCORE	7.2, AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Windows
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of parent and child windows. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to the level of SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8282
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2018-05-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2018-07-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-07-13 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	hungtt28 of Viettel Cyber Security

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