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CVE-2017-8515

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5
5.5CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted kernel mode request to cause a denial of service on the target system, aka "Windows VAD Cloning Denial of Service Vulnerability".

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%

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

Affected products we track (2)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8515 ↗