Advisory Details

August 14th, 2018

Microsoft Windows Dxgkrnl Type Confusion Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-8405
CVSS SCORE	6.9, AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Windows
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows 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 D3DKMTCreateAllocation method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to 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-2018-8405
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2018-04-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2018-08-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-08-14 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	ChenNan and RanchoIce of Tencent ZhanluLab

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