CVE-2018-1038
N/A
Published: April 2, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:50 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2008Windows 7Windows
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%
Description
The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103549VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040632x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.xpnsec.com/total-meltdown-cve-2018-1038/x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1038Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44581/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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