Microsoft DirectX Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1042135 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1042135
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2018-8554, CVE-2018-8561, CVE-2018-8563
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 14 2018
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Impact:
User access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
Several vulnerabilities were reported in Microsoft DirectX. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
A local user can execute arbitrary commands on the target system with elevated privileges [CVE-2018-8554, CVE-2018-8561].
A local user can run a specially crafted application to trigger an object memory handling error [CVE-2018-8563].
Thomas Imbert (@masthoon) of MSRC Vulnerabilities and Mitigations Team, Alex Ionescu, CrowdStrike Inc., Communications Security Establishment, and Scott Bell of Pulse Security reported these vulnerabilities.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix.
The Microsoft advisories are available at:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8554
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8561
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8563
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Vendor URL: portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8554 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Message History:
None.
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