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Microsoft CVE-2018-8450: Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2018-8450: Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/13/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
11/13/2018
Modified
11/18/2021

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Search handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit the vulnerability, the attacker could send specially crafted messages to the Windows Search service. An attacker with access to a target computer could exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges and take control of the computer. Additionally, in an enterprise scenario, a remote authenticated attacker could remotely trigger the vulnerability through an SMB connection and then take control of a target computer. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Search handles objects in memory.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4467106-339c91f5-6d1d-4a41-909b-af57c1ac99a3
  • msft-kb4467106-77ada8e4-99c2-40c7-8867-e59607dc0342
  • msft-kb4467106-a62b9202-94f2-490b-a7d0-bdd73289f256
  • msft-kb4467106-aec57e1b-7d44-4547-9e12-cb875413faf2
  • msft-kb4467106-bab904d4-da6f-47a1-adeb-386a94e86000
  • msft-kb4467106-cef2f089-c315-4edb-bb16-a3ace65d86d4
  • msft-kb4467678-11014fbd-a577-4e68-99a5-1dd1ce3d6b5a
  • msft-kb4467678-1db3b379-c517-4511-9094-3e1c44cc7c1c
  • msft-kb4467678-f598871e-153b-4d69-8932-89d58e2ff38d
  • msft-kb4467680-0a666e10-bb64-4f37-8b7e-20f2b3eb235c
  • msft-kb4467680-6988d33c-8082-49f9-8e2a-f8ad8c4df1e1
  • msft-kb4467686-3c057c49-c094-4d39-9dba-7321ae3c1037
  • msft-kb4467686-83ea38af-2fcf-4204-b548-19f1c8e94dd7
  • msft-kb4467686-d0febc2d-2eef-41b1-8ed2-de28090864b2
  • msft-kb4467691-6c9fe01b-dae1-44fb-9770-61dfd0d958ce
  • msft-kb4467691-6cdb3985-d0f5-45c1-b02d-1c0d0a7a6331
  • msft-kb4467691-9851d749-ef79-4cb8-aedb-b2182030e778
  • msft-kb4467696-7d40ea9a-7aa3-4099-997a-dcbde6f09c3f
  • msft-kb4467696-ae52ed53-9c56-4ba0-9bf0-1a1a653de2dd
  • msft-kb4467700-060491ac-5f08-4c0c-8994-34b40e6cea54
  • msft-kb4467700-6c25a999-f87b-413b-8c45-069495f87552
  • msft-kb4467700-88fc944d-8d44-406d-97c7-e993f465119b
  • msft-kb4467702-2762e5c6-d255-422b-8d7b-75eecbed3f1b
  • msft-kb4467702-46021965-6b4b-40a5-9546-c4509d8a3b67
  • msft-kb4467702-6de3d9f1-4361-42ee-b29b-baddef3e7699
  • msft-kb4467703-579a9a1e-0b54-4f92-a48b-2086de3e44c5
  • msft-kb4467703-b9d9c93f-8b29-4d1c-8a54-395b4e31ccc9
  • msft-kb4467703-e4835420-ee77-4a03-95c2-6c626ee5f246

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