Microsoft Windows Audio Service CVE-2018-8454 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Audio Service fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could potentially disclose memory contents of a elevated process. To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application in user mode. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Audio Service handles objects in memory.

Affected Applications

Windows 10
Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Windows Server version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Windows Server 2019

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