Microsoft Windows Installer CVE-2018-8339 DLL Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	105030
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2018-8339
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Aug 14 2018 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 14 2018 12:00AM
Credit:	SandboxEscaper and Daniel Docherty, MWR Labs
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 0 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 Server 1803 0 Microsoft Windows Server 1709 0 Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 7 for x64-based Systems SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems SP1 Microsoft Windows 10 version 1709 for x64-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 version 1703 for x64-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 0
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Windows Installer CVE-2018-8339 DLL Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

A local attacker can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Microsoft Windows Installer CVE-2018-8339 DLL Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A general exploit technique has been documented by TheLeader and H.D. Moore for the Metasploit Project; please see the references for more information.

Microsoft Windows Installer CVE-2018-8339 DLL Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

• Application DLL Load Hijacking (HD Moore)
  
• Exploiting DLL Hijacking Flaws (hdm)
  
• Microsoft Windows Homepage (Microsoft )
  
• More information about the DLL Preloading remote attack vector (Microsoft)