CVE-2017-8578

EPSS 6.5%

Vexday Risk Score

3Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS —EPSS 6.5%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

11 Jul 2017Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

Win32k in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8577, CVE-2017-8580, CVE-2017-8581, and CVE-2017-8467.

Affected products

Microsoft Corporation · Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016

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References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8578 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99419 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038853