CVE-2018-8061 Privilege escalation in n/a
An unprivileged user can exploit a kernel driver flaw to read or write physical memory, leading to privilege escalation and potential code execution.
- 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-2018-8061?
CVE-2018-8061 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HWiNFO AMD64 Kernel driver version 8.98 and lower allows an unprivileged user to send IOCTL 0x85FE2608 to the device driver with the HWiNFO32 symbolic device name, resulting in direct physical memory read or write.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8061?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hwinfo Amd64 Kernel Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8061?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8061 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8061 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8061 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4jm9-m9m4-wcj4.