CVE-2018-8405

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-8405
  • Assigner
  • secure@microsoft.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-08-15T17:29:10
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-404 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/404.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_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8405 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041461 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105011 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8405
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8405
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:44:34 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 11:12:47 2018-08-15T17:29Z 2018-08-15T17:29:10 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 11:12:47 2019-10-03T00:03:26 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 11:12:47 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated