High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8342

Description

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.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windows 73 versions
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Microsoft/Windows Server 20083 versions
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8342nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104975nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041466nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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