Cyber Resilience

CVE-2018-8397

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2

High EPSS
Published
15 August 2018
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.68 99.2th percentile
Risk Priority 86 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2018-8397 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 0.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory, aka "GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.

CWE(s)
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Executionconfidence: HIGH
GDI+ RCE in memory object handling enables client-side exploitation for code execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1189 Drive-by Compromise Initial Accessconfidence: MEDIUM
Drive-by compromise is plausible if the vulnerable GDI+ component processes attacker-supplied image or document content.
attack.mitre.org →
inferred from description · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 7
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2008
all versions, r2

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References