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CVE-2017-8552

A kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 8 allows an elevation of privilege when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2017-0263.

Published

2017-06-15T01:29:04.727

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-281

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	Yes

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8552 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8552 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)