CVE-2018-8342

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.

• CWE-120

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104975Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041466Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8342Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104975Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041466Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8342Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Aug 15, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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