CVE-2017-8493 Information

Description

Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows 10 Gold 1511 1607 and 1703 and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to set variables that are either read-only or require authentication when Windows fails to enforce case sensitivity for certain variable checks aka \Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98850 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038671 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8493

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5