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Microsoft CVE-2018-8231: HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2018-8231: HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/12/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/12/2018
Modified
11/18/2021

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when HTTP Protocol Stack (Http.sys) improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code and take control of the affected system. To exploit the vulnerability, in most situations, an unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted packet to a targeted Http.sys server. The security update fixes this vulnerability by correcting how HTTP Protocol Stack(Http.sys) handles objects in memory.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4284819-09802fac-5d82-4589-9da1-a1b16f7516c6
  • msft-kb4284819-12056057-df80-4f20-a9f8-c8b9bd18ccd6
  • msft-kb4284819-af7712ab-eaad-4b7d-8b8e-2a060c2bfe53
  • msft-kb4284835-3c78a800-e801-4176-a748-b741cf1f302a
  • msft-kb4284835-f0914666-2046-4a90-8eeb-2a49b3a2d663
  • msft-kb4284835-f74f5aaf-95df-4818-8df0-2986a9d1a34e
  • msft-kb4284860-1a3a39c1-fdd4-4e6f-b16b-9593c41df042
  • msft-kb4284860-1b92ed90-ad9d-40f4-8c2c-decd1abd27ea
  • msft-kb4284874-689410ed-3cb3-4b76-84b1-5b940e14ab6a
  • msft-kb4284874-fd45c4c5-93e4-4467-a41d-4876854a0a7c
  • msft-kb4284880-073aa939-731e-464c-b64e-f6241c4d9a86
  • msft-kb4284880-29a03d50-43ed-42e6-8012-2a9f083f4f81
  • msft-kb4284880-3105f320-7d78-4034-a86c-03b4f9352480
  • msft-kb4284880-828da5bc-120f-4a10-9fe3-c20aaafbbaff
  • msft-kb4284880-b0b5ce3d-8502-4c09-a621-8486d91d775e
  • msft-kb4284880-fa8b8608-4925-4c9b-871f-a3e5d0b082fa

References

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