CVE-2018-8271

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows bowser.sys kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

• CWE-200

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105247Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041635Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8271Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105247Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041635Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8271Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Sep 13, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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