SB2018101005 - Privilege escalation in NTFS in Microsoft Windows
Published: October 10, 2018 Updated: November 25, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018101005
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) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8411)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the FSCTL_FIND_FILES_BY_SID control code within NTFS filesystem improperly checks for access permissions to list a directory, when Quotas are configured. A local unprivileged user can run a specially crafted application and gain elevated privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.