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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8169: HIDParser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8169: HIDParser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/12/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/12/2018
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the (Human Interface Device) HID Parser Library driver improperly handles objects in memory, aka "HIDParser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4284860
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4284880
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4284874
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4284819
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4284835
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4284846
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4284878
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4284880
  • msft-kb4284846-83ee3488-e32d-4212-9b14-8bafd9f37918
  • msft-kb4284846-db5ae8fc-d920-4d70-9f2e-1a912e7ac85f
  • msft-kb4284867-44e75293-87aa-4492-bc0c-1c7a8cabd0f1
  • msft-kb4284867-886f5701-c858-4b84-9222-1de1455020c6
  • msft-kb4284867-a31ec407-3bf3-4abb-9d95-a20580c3ada2
  • msft-kb4284867-ba4e3571-fa24-464e-85dc-3a90994d972d
  • msft-kb4284867-c34dd24f-8ba7-48de-891a-72e59d5b49c2
  • msft-kb4284867-e3aeb85f-2c58-4883-97ca-e342d7ab1c0c
  • msft-kb4284878-0a54ebd2-54fe-40f5-9639-b72023b7a808
  • msft-kb4284878-4a69b135-0fe8-45c6-9994-61ebbe2e788c
  • msft-kb4294413-68237bfe-9fde-40f1-9bc4-ab8bd9303eb0
  • msft-kb4294413-781db6d3-3d7c-4eec-8570-d94a0be32eca
  • msft-kb4294413-b51cf189-fce3-414d-8cfb-7f4cfed12793
  • msft-kb4294413-ea0874f9-3e46-4442-9c19-aff2be70bbb9

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