CVE-2018-0743 Information

Description

Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 version 1703 Windows 10 version 1709 and Windows Server version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory aka \Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102350 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040094 https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploit https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743 https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43962/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.0