Important CVSS 4.7 2018-02 archive

Executive Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly initialize a memory address. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes memory.

Overview

4.7
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
N/A
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Information Disclosure
Released Feb 13 2018
Last Updated Feb 13 2018
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
High
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
None
AVAILABILITY
None
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Proof-of-Concept
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 4.2

EPSS Score

No EPSS score available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

5 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 4074598 (Monthly Rollup) 4074587 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure 4056894 Base: 4.7 Temporal: 4.2 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 4074598 (Monthly Rollup) 4074587 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure 4056894 Base: 4.7 Temporal: 4.2 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes None Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 4074603 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 4074603 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 4074603 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 4074603 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 4074603 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes

Patches

1 patch
Article Type Restart
4074603 Security Update Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

Mateusz Jurczyk of Google Project Zero