CVE-2018-8563 Information disclosure in Windows 7
An attacker can exploit improper memory handling in DirectX to disclose sensitive information on affected 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-2018-8563?
CVE-2018-8563 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 14 Nov 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 DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8563?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8563?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8563 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8563 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8563 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-gvrc-rc79-rcxx.