CVE-2018-8401

Microsoft Windows BasicRender Driver Race Condition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8400, CVE-2018-8405, CVE-2018-8406.

Existe una vulnerabilidad de elevación de privilegios cuando el controlador DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) gestiona incorrectamente los objetos en la memoria. Esto también se conoce como "DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". Esto afecta a Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 y Windows 10 Servers. El ID de este CVE es diferente de CVE-2018-8400, CVE-2018-8405 y CVE-2018-8406.

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within processing of the D3DKMTMarkDeviceAsError API and the D3DKMTSubmitCommand API by the BasicRender driver. Shared resources are not properly secured, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.

*Credits: ChenNan and RanchoIce of Tencent ZhanluLab

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-03-14 CVE Reserved
2018-08-14 CVE Published
2023-11-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-404: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105006	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041461	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8401	2019-10-03

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"				1607 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1607"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"				1703 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1703"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"				1709 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1709"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"				1803 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1803"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016"				1709 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016" and version "1709"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016"				1803 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016" and version "1803"		-		Affected