SB2018111328 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver
Published: November 13, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018111328
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-2018-8471)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver. A local unprivileged 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.