CVE-2017-8486
Description
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| windows | - | affected | |
| windows | 1511 | affected | |
| windows | 1607 | affected | |
| windows | 1703 | affected | |
| windows | affected | | |
| windows | r2 | affected | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99414
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038853
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8486
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99414
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038853
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8486
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.