CVE-2018-0977 — Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

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 delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel-mode driver handles objects in memory.

Overview

7

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

More Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Mar 13 2018

Last Updated Mar 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

High

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Proof-of-Concept

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 6.3

EPSS Score

No EPSS score available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

13 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems	`4088786 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems	`4088786 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems	`4088779 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems	`4088779 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems	`4088787 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems	`4088787 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems	`4088782 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems	`4088782 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems	`4088776 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems	`4088776 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2016	`4088787 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`4088787 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation)	`4088776 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes

Patches

5 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`4088786`	Security Update	Yes
`4088779`	Security Update	Yes
`4088787`	Security Update	Yes
`4088782`	Security Update	Yes
`4088776`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Anonymous working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD