CVE-2018-8342

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-08-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-120

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) when ndis.sys fails to check the length of a buffer prior to copying memory to it, aka "Windows NDIS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8343.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104975
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041466
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8342
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104975
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041466
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8342

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