Vulnerability CVE-2017-8720
Published: 2017-09-12   Modified: 2017-09-13

Description:
The Microsoft Windows graphics component 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 the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8675.

Type:

CWE-noinfo

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Microsoft -> Windows server 2008 
Microsoft -> Windows 7 
Microsoft -> Windows server 2012 
Microsoft -> Windows rt 8.1 
Microsoft -> Windows 10 
Microsoft -> Windows server 2016 
Microsoft -> Windows 8.1 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100804
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8720
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