Advisory Details

September 14th, 2018

Microsoft Windows SMB Client Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-8336
CVSS SCORE	1.9, AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Windows
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the kernel-mode portion of the Windows SMB client. Crafted data in an SMB reply can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to escalate privilege to the level of SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8336
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2018-05-24 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2018-09-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-09-14 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Haikuo Xie of Baidu Security Lab

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