Black Hat 2018: Stealthy Kernel Attack Flies Under Windows Mitigation Radar

There are lots of Holy Grails when it comes to compromising endpoints. One of them has long been an attack that leads to kernel ring0 access on a Windows system. That translates into so-called “God Mode” for hackers — and “game over” for victims. This is why Microsoft has gone to great lengths ov...

CVE-2018-8282

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012,...

CVE-2018-8282

CVE-2018-8282 is a Win32k Elevation of Privilege vulnerability in Windows, caused by the Windows kernel-mode driver failing to properly handle objects in memory. It affects Windows 7, Server 2012 R2, RT 8.1, Server 2008/2012, 8.1, Server 2016, Server 2008 R2, 10 and Server 10 servers. Impact is l...

Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4338815)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB4338815 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Description of the security update for the Win32k elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Server 2008, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, and Windows Embedded Standard 2009: July 10, 2018

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Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or...

KB4338814: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 July 2018 Security Update

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4338814. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in .NET Framework which could allow an attacker to elevate their privilege level. CVE-2018-8202 - A remote code execution...

KB4338823: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 July 2018 Security Update

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4338823 or cumulative update 4338818. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in .NET Framework which could allow an attacker to elevate their privilege level. CVE-2018-8202 - A...

KB4338820: Windows Server 2012 July 2018 Security Update

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4338820 or cumulative update 4338830. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows Domain Name System DNS DNSAPI.dll when it fails to properly handle DNS responses. An attacker who...

Microsoft Windows Desktop Bridge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows 10 and others are a series of operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Microsoft Windows 10 is a set of operating systems for personal computers.Windows Server 2016 is a set of server operating systems. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in...

Microsoft Windows Win32k Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows Server Version 1803 are both products of Microsoft Corporation.Microsoft Windows 10 is a cross-platform operating system for PCs and laptops, tablets, and cell phones.Windows Server Version 1803 is a server operating system.Win32k is the kernel portion of the...

Microsoft Windows Desktop Bridge elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2018-11545)

Microsoft Windows 10 and others are a series of operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Microsoft Windows 10 is a set of operating systems for personal computers.Windows Server 2016 is a set of server operating systems. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in...

Out-of-bounds

Improper restriction of write operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in snscore.sys in SoftControl/SafenSoft SysWatch, SoftControl/SafenSoft TPSecure, SoftControl/SafenSoft Enterprise Suite before version 4.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service BSOD or modify kernel-mode...

CVE-2018-5718

Improper restriction of write operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in snscore.sys in SoftControl/SafenSoft SysWatch, SoftControl/SafenSoft TPSecure, SoftControl/SafenSoft Enterprise Suite before version 4.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service BSOD or modify kernel-mode...

CVE-2018-5718

Improper restriction of write operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in snscore.sys in SoftControl/SafenSoft SysWatch, SoftControl/SafenSoft TPSecure, SoftControl/SafenSoft Enterprise Suite before version 4.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service BSOD or modify kernel-mode...

CVE-2018-5718

The CVE affects SafeN’Sec SoftControl/SafenSoft products: SysWatch, TPSecure, and Enterprise Suite, where snscore.sys allows improper restriction of write operations within memory buffer bounds. The root cause is buffer-boundary checks in snscore.sys, enabling a local attacker to cause a denial o...

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data;...

Windows Desktop Bridge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when Desktop Bridge does not properly manage the virtual registry. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or...

Windows Desktop Bridge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when Desktop Bridge does not properly manage the virtual registry. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or...

Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2018-8233 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that occurs in the Windows kernel. A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode with elevated privileges. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit...