Memory corruption in Microsoft Windows - CVE-2017-8627
Published: August 8, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7748
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8627
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error within Windows Subsystem for Linux. A local user could exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service attack.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8627
Install updates from vendor's website.