CVE-2018-8339

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 High 7
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior, aka "Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-8339
  • Assigner
  • secure@microsoft.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-08-15T17:29:03
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:itanium:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:itanium:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8339 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041466 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105030 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8339
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8339
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:44:33 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 11:10:15 2018-08-15T17:29Z 2018-08-15T17:29:03 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 11:10:15 2019-10-03T00:03:26 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 11:10:15 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated