CVE-2017-8593 — Improper Preservation of Permissions in Corporation Windows Kernel-mode Drivers

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.0HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 28.28%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Microsoft Corporation Windows Kernel-mode DriversMicrosoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows Server 2008+1 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 8
Latest updateMay 13

Description

Microsoft Win32k 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, 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".

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_101511, 1607, 1703+2
▶CVEListV5microsoft_corporation/windows_kernel-mode_driversWindows 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

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-3mwh-p3hq-rrh2: Microsoft Win32k in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2017-8593: Microsoft Win32k in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8↗2017-08-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2017-08-08
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