PT-2018-2029

CVE-2018-8638

Published

2018-12-11

Updated

2020-08-24

Description by

CVSS 3.1

5.5

Medium

MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows 10 Windows Server 2019

Description An information disclosure issue exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by DirectX. This could allow an attacker to disclose protected information using a specially crafted application.

Recommendations For Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019, apply the necessary patches or updates to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive information until a patch is available.

Exploitability

Fix

Impacts

Researchers

Laith Al-Satari

Vendors

Affected products

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Related identifiers

CVE-2018-8638

BDU:2018-01645