KB4465660 BitLocker Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 118910

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4465660.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows improperly suspends BitLocker Device Encryption.
An attacker with physical access to a powered off system could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to encrypted data. (CVE-2018-8566)

Solution

Apply Cumulative Update KB4465660.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?eb375f16

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 118910

File Name: smb_nt_ms18_nov_4465660.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 11/13/2018

Updated: 11/1/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-8566

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-8566

BID: 105806

MSFT: MS18-4465660

MSKB: 4465660