CVE-2018-1038 Privilege escalation in Windows
An attacker can exploit improper memory object handling in the Windows kernel to elevate privileges on affected 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-2018-1038?
CVE-2018-1038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 2 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1038?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-1038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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-5539-34h9-rxqp.