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CVE-2017-84721 exploit
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allow an authenticated attacker to run a specially cra…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.4%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allow an authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8470, CVE-2017-8471, CVE-2017-8473, CVE-2017-8475, CVE-2017-8477, and CVE-2017-8484.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-42225 Microsoft Windows - 'win32k!NtGdiGetTextMetricsW' Kernel Stack Memory Disclosure · dos · 2017-06-22
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8472 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/42225/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/98851 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-8472
- NVD: CVE-2017-8472
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