Information disclosure in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-8472
Published: June 14, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7094
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8472
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory within win32k.sys system driver. A local user can obtain portions of potentially sensitive information from system memory.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8472
Install updates from vendor's website.