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CVE-2017-8564

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · Information disclosure
5.5CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure vulnerability when it fails to properly initialize a memory address, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%

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

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-2017-8564 ↗