vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-0742: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 13, 2018 | Feb 13, 2018 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 13, 2018
Added
Feb 13, 2018
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0756. CVE-2018-0809, CVE-2018-0820 and CVE-2018-0843.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4074596microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4074591microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4074590microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4074592microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4074588microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4074589microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4074597microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4074590msft-kb4074587-038b7343-567a-489c-9a7b-99359061b585msft-kb4074587-12655426-1147-4823-a167-6924f81938a4msft-kb4074587-4301df02-71e1-42bc-8c03-4cc5bdb33240msft-kb4074587-69e514c5-3b93-4b7f-85cc-fceefccd381fmsft-kb4074587-6c08b956-dc76-4828-8c5f-1e3d390135f9msft-kb4074587-ae42a70d-ccc6-4ef7-9590-db44662ef5c0msft-kb4074589-0988c161-fcc9-4a26-8f86-fe981b5e3a64msft-kb4074589-0f25d490-4286-470c-8d1d-6a9ad4106b42msft-kb4074597-e23ec185-3ead-4c5c-bd1e-a9058cc7c06bmsft-kb4074597-ef515c36-d5d5-4d6d-8413-fdced1c51834msft-kb4074603-07151347-e219-4e2a-828a-03cf0af92c9fmsft-kb4074603-4559ee4e-f1d0-4648-b55e-ba77aba8d7e6msft-kb4074603-5215e000-361f-4143-8815-d7870de5b8eemsft-kb4074603-559d9fae-091c-4f35-a9b3-0a1213f79a28
References
- BID-102937
- CVE-2018-0742
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-0742
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4074588
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4074589
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4074590
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4074591
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4074592
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4074596
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4074597
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