CVE-2018-8649

Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8649 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by KB4471332, released December 11, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.0
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0167
76th percentile

<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to cause a target system to stop responding.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 17763.194 KB4471332 Dec 11, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 17763.194 KB4471332 Dec 11, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 17763.194 KB4471332 Dec 11, 2018
Windows Server 2019 17763.194 KB4471332 Dec 11, 2018
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 17763.194 KB4471332 Dec 11, 2018

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