Microsoft Windows GDI Component CVE-2018-0815 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	103234
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2018-0815
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Mar 13 2018 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 13 2018 12:00AM
Credit:	Marcin Wiazowski working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2 Microsoft Windows 7 for x64-based Systems SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems SP1
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Windows GDI Component CVE-2018-0815 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel privileges.

Microsoft Windows GDI Component CVE-2018-0815 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

Microsoft Windows GDI Component CVE-2018-0815 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

• Microsoft Homepage (Microsoft)
  
• Microsoft Windows Homepage (Microsoft )
  
• CVE-2018-0815 | Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (Microsoft)