SB2018021319 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
Published: February 13, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018021319
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0842)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.