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CVE-2018-8637 — An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows kernel that could allo

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows kernel that could allow an attacker to retrieve information that could lead to a Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR) bypass, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 1

CVSS
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EPSS
1.00% (top 23.20%)
CWE
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Published
2018-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T07:02:25.868Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows kernel that could allow an attacker to retrieve information that could lead to a Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR) bypass, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Serversversion 1803 (Server Core Installation)
MicrosoftWindows 10Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems, Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems, Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019(Server Core installation)

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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