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Microsoft CVE-2018-8454: Windows Audio Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2018-8454: Windows Audio Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/13/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
11/13/2018
Modified
11/18/2021

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Audio Service fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could potentially disclose memory contents of a elevated process. To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application in user mode. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Audio Service handles objects in memory.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4467686-3c057c49-c094-4d39-9dba-7321ae3c1037
  • msft-kb4467686-83ea38af-2fcf-4204-b548-19f1c8e94dd7
  • msft-kb4467686-d0febc2d-2eef-41b1-8ed2-de28090864b2
  • msft-kb4467702-2762e5c6-d255-422b-8d7b-75eecbed3f1b
  • msft-kb4467702-46021965-6b4b-40a5-9546-c4509d8a3b67
  • msft-kb4467702-6de3d9f1-4361-42ee-b29b-baddef3e7699
  • msft-kb4467708-2687c501-87f3-4790-9046-b67fdce9360c
  • msft-kb4467708-336f82a4-3bf6-458a-bc77-0f367969249f
  • msft-kb4467708-b1aca295-4d89-458e-b3ae-7f828f1cfb30

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