CVE-2017-8627 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Corporation Windows Subsystem FOR Linux

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer6 documents5 sources
Severity
4.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.00%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Microsoft Corporation Windows Subsystem FOR LinuxMicrosoft Windows 10Msrc Windows 10 Version 1703 FOR X64-based Systems
Timeline
PublishedAug 8
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703, allows a denial of service vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability".

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-34hc-f35h-vj85: Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703, allows a denial of service vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Sub↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability↗2017-08-08
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - August 2017↗2017-08-08
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - August 2017↗2017-08-08
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