SB2018021321 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows CLFS implementation
Published: February 13, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018021321
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Elevation of privilege (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0844)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
2) Elevation of privilege (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0846)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.