CVE-2018-8423

high

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Microsoft JET Database Engine, aka "Microsoft JET Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-october-2018-security-update-theres-more-to-the-story

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8423

https://blog.0patch.com/2018/10/patching-re-patching-and-meta-patching.html

https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/outrunning-attackers-on-jet-database.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041837

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-10-10

Updated: 2020-09-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High