CVE-2017-8472

moderate-risk
Published 2017-06-15

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allow an authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8470, CVE-2017-8471, CVE-2017-8473, CVE-2017-8475, CVE-2017-8477, and CVE-2017-8484.

Do I need to act?

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15.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 84% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
42225
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 5.0/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98851
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8472
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42225/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98851
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8472
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42225/
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moderate-risk
Severity 17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 12/34 · Low