CVE-2017-8689 Information

Description

The Microsoft Windows Kernel Mode Driver on 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 \Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8694.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101128 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039526 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8689

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.0