CVE-2018-8514 Information disclosure in Windows 10

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can read sensitive memory data due to improper object initialization in the Windows Remote Procedure Call runtime.

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-2018-8514?

CVE-2018-8514 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 12 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Remote Procedure Call runtime improperly initializes objects in memory, aka "Remote Procedure Call runtime Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Weakness: CWE-665

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8514?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-8514?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8514 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-8514 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8514 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9wxm-jr2x-h7pp.

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