CVE-2017-8587
published 2017-07-11CVE-2017-8587: Windows Explorer in 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…
PriorityP430medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
5.95%
92.4th percentile
Windows Explorer in 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 allows a denial of service vulnerability when it attempts to open a non-existent file, aka "Windows Explorer Denial of Service Vulnerability".
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1511 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_7 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_8.1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_rt_8.1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2008_r2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2012_r2 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
vendor_msrc6.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-88wc-chx3-rh4x: Windows Explorer in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-8587 [MEDIUM] GHSA-88wc-chx3-rh4x: Windows Explorer in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8
Windows Explorer in 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 allows a denial of service vulnerability when it attempts to open a non-existent file, aka "Windows Explorer Denial of Service Vulnerability".
Microsoft
Windows Explorer Denial of Service Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2017-07-11·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-8587 [MEDIUM] Windows Explorer Denial of Service Vulnerability
Windows Explorer Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description: An Denial Of Service vulnerability exists when Windows Explorer attempts to open a non-existent file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service.
A attacker could exploit this vulnerability by hosting a specially crafted web site and convince a user to browse to the page, containing the reference to the non-existing file, and cause the victim's system to stop responding. An attacker could not force a user to view the attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince a user to take action. For example, an attacker could trick a user into clicking a link that takes the user to the attacker's site
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99413http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038850https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8587http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99413http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038850https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8587
2017-07-11
Published