CVE-2018-8441: microsoft windows_10 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-8441 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in microsoft windows_10. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-09-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow in Windows Subsystem for Linux, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.