CVE-2018-12218 Denial of service in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows

Low 3.3 Published 14 Mar 2019 Updated 15 Oct 2026

An unprivileged local user can cause a memory leak in the Intel Graphics Driver for Windows via an unhandled exception, leading to denial of service.

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-2018-12218?

CVE-2018-12218 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver, published on 14 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unhandled exception in User Mode Driver in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows* before versions 10.18.x.5059 (aka 15.33.x.5059), 10.18.x.5057 (aka 15.36.x.5057), 20.19.x.5063 (aka 15.40.x.5063) 21.20.x.5064 (aka 15.45.x.5064) and 24.20.100.6373 potentially enables an unprivileged user to cause a memory leak via local access.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12218?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Graphics Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12218?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12218 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-12218 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12218 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-xvfh-qj3w-wwgx.