CVE-2017-8589
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 a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that Windows Search handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution 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/99425
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038866
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8589
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99425
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038866
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8589
CWEs
CWE-281
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.