CVE-2018-0750

Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2018-0750 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by KB4056944, released January 3, 2018. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
5.5
Important
Exploitation
More likely
Vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0170
77th percentile

<p>A Win32k information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses kernel memory addresses. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056897 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056894 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056897 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056894 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056897 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056894 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056897 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056894 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4056897 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4056894 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 KB4056944 Jan 3, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4056944 Jan 3, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4056944 Jan 3, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4056944 Jan 3, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4056944 Jan 3, 2018