Vulnerability CVE-2018-8337
Published: 2018-09-12   Modified: 2018-09-13

Description:
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles case sensitivity, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Type:

CWE-178

 (Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10
6.4/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Microsoft -> Windows 10 
Microsoft -> Windows server 2016 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105250
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8337
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