CVE-2018-0901: microsoft corporation windows kernel

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-0901 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in microsoft corporation windows kernel. EPSS estimates a 2.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 14-03-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an information disclosure vulnerability due to the way memory addresses are handled, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0811, CVE-2018-0813, CVE-2018-0814, CVE-2018-0894, CVE-2018-0895, CVE-2018-0896, CVE-2018-0897, CVE-2018-0898, CVE-2018-0899, CVE-2018-0900, and CVE-2018-0926.

• CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeThe product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
• CWE-665Improper InitializationThe product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.