# CVE-2018-8563: DirectX Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2018-8563 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by KB4467107, released November 13, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8563 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 4.7 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0166 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Vendor exploitability assessment: N/A - Published: Nov 13, 2018 - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8563 ## Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.

An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DirectX handles objects in memory.

## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4467107](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467107.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4467106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467106.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4467107](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467107.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4467106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467106.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB4467703](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467703.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB4467697](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467697.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB4467703](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467703.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB4467697](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467697.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows RT 8.1 | | [KB4467697](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467697.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4467107](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467107.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4467106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467106.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4467107](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467107.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4467106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467106.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4467107](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467107.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4467106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467106.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB4467701](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467701.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB4467678](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467678.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4467701](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467701.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4467678](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467678.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB4467703](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467703.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB4467697](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467697.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4467703](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467703.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4467697](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4467697.md) | Nov 13, 2018 | --- Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo