CVE-2018-8165 Information

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory aka \DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\ This affects Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Windows 10 Servers.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104038 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8165

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8