CVE-2017-8556

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 High 7
Description
Graphics 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 elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8573 and CVE-2017-8574.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-8556
  • Assigner
  • secure@microsoft.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-07-11T21:29:00
  • 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_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8556 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038856 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99439 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8556
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8556
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:29:12 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 18:33:55 2017-07-11T21:29Z 2017-07-11T21:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 18:33:55 2019-10-03T00:03:26 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 18:33:55 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated