CVE-2018-8405 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 2012 R2 Windows RT 8.1 Windows Server 2016 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8400 CVE-2018-8401 CVE-2018-8406.

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/105011 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041461 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8405

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