CVE-2018-0815 Privilege escalation in Windows
An attacker can exploit improper memory handling in Windows GDI to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0815?
CVE-2018-0815 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 14 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Windows 7 SP1 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0816, and CVE-2018-0817.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0815?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0815?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0815 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0815 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0815 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m6wj-p6f5-m5w3.