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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-0751: Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-0751: Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/03/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/04/2018
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

The Windows Kernel API in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, 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 the Kernel API enforces permissions, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0752.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4056893
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4056888
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4056890
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4056891
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4056892
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4056899
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4056898
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4056890
  • msft-kb4056898-0d3e73e9-7aee-45b1-bddd-ce6148027c5c
  • msft-kb4056898-e49bf5fe-3b30-4481-a05f-7430b7781056
  • msft-kb4056899-36017692-111d-4d1a-89b1-c84d62e29bdb
  • msft-kb4056899-b32ad9e9-eb8a-43dc-b203-c281a3dbe29a

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