SB2018061215 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
Published: June 12, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018061215
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) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8210)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing objects in memory. A local user can run a specially crafted application on the affected system and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.