CVE-2017-8477

MEDIUM

Microsoft Windows 10 - Information Disclosure

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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, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 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-2017-8472, CVE-2017-8473, CVE-2017-8475, and CVE-2017-8484.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · textdoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42230

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (4)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98854

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038659

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8477

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42230/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.0

EPSS 0.0313

EPSS Percentile 86.8%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-200

Status published

Products (14)

microsoft/windows_10

microsoft/windows_10

microsoft/windows_10

microsoft/windows_10

microsoft/windows_7

microsoft/windows_8.1

microsoft/windows_rt_8.1

microsoft/windows_server_2008

microsoft/windows_server_2008

microsoft/windows_server_2008

... and 4 more

Published Jun 15, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026