CVE-2018-6947 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can exploit an uninitialized stack variable in the DokanFS library to escalate privileges or cause denial of service on 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-2018-6947?
CVE-2018-6947 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 28 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An uninitialised stack variable in the nxfuse component that is part of the Open Source DokanFS library shipped with NoMachine 6.0.66_2 and earlier allows a local low privileged user to gain elevation of privileges on Windows 7 (32 and 64bit), and denial of service for Windows 8 and 10.
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6947?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Nomachine Nomachine.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6947?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6947 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-6947 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6947 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-f2ff-vvqc-39wr.