CVE-2017-8494

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 High 7.3
Description
Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow a locally-authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application on a targeted system when Windows Secure Kernel Mode fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-8494
  • Assigner
  • secure@microsoft.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-06-15T01:29:03
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-281 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/281.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.3
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.3
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8494 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98855 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8494
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8494
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:29:08 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 17:51:06 2017-06-15T01:29Z 2017-06-15T01:29:03 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 17:51:06 2019-10-03T00:03:26 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 17:51:06 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated