CVE-2018-0816

First published: Wed Mar 14 2018(Updated: )

The Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0815 and CVE-2018-0817.

Credit: secure@microsoft.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10	=1511
Microsoft Windows 10	=1607
Microsoft Windows 10	=1703
Microsoft Windows 10	=1709
Microsoft Windows 7	=sp1
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows RT 8.1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	=sp2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	=r2-sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	=r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2016	=1709

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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0816

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