CVE-2018-0743

Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 version 1703, Windows 10 version 1709, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

CVSS v3.0 7.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.4 MEDIUM

7.0^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040094	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102350	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploit	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43962/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:::::::*

Information

Published : 2018-01-04 06:29

Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-0743

Mitre link : CVE-2018-0743

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

microsoft

windows_server_2016
windows_10

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