CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8675

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers component allows for elevation of privilege when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. This affects multiple versions of Windows, including Windows Server 2008 and Windows 10.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to systems, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update systems to the latest versions that include security patches addressing this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers component on 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 the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8720.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS