CVE-2018-8561 Information

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory aka \DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\ This affects Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows RT 8.1 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8485 CVE-2018-8554.

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/105813 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042135 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8561

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