CVE-2017-8699
published 2017-09-13CVE-2017-8699: Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511…
PriorityP346high7CVSS 3.0
AVLACHPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
21.30%
97.6th percentile
Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Windows Shell validates file copy destinations, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Affected
18 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| microsoft_corporation | windows_shell | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1511 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1607 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1703 | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.0HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.6HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc6.4MEDIUM
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Microsoft
Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2017-09-12·CVSS 6.4
CVE-2017-8699 [HIGH] Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Shell does not properly validate file copy destinations.
An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
To exploit the vulnerability, a user must open a specially crafted file. In an email attack scenario, an attac
GHSA
GHSA-h4xw-vj67-jj9f: Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-8699 [HIGH] CWE-20 GHSA-h4xw-vj67-jj9f: Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8
Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Windows Shell validates file copy destinations, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - September 2017
blogs_talos·2017-09-12·CVSS 8.1
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday - September 2017
Microsoft has released its monthly set of security advisories for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month's advisory release addresses 81 new vulnerabilities with 27 of them rated critical, 52 rated important, and 2 rated moderate. These vulnerabilities impact Edge, Hyper-V, Internet Explorer, Office, Remote Desktop Protocol, Sharepoint, Windows Graphic Display Interface, Windows Kernel Mode Drivers, and more. In addition, Microsoft is also releasing an update for Adobe Flash Player embedded in Edge and Internet Explorer.
Note that the Bluetooth vulnerabilities known as "BlueBorne" that affected Windows have been patched in this latest release. For more information, please refer to CVE-2017-8628.
## Vulnerabilities Rated CriticalThe followi
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8685 CVE-2016-8686 CVE-2016-8694 CVE-2016-8695 CVE-2016-8696 CVE-2016-8697 CVE-2016-8698 CVE-2016-8699 CVE-2016-8700 CVE-2016-8701 CVE-2016-8702 CVE-2016-8703 CVE-2017-7263 potrace: Multiple
bugzilla·2016-10-17·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-8685 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-8685 CVE-2016-8686 CVE-2016-8694 CVE-2016-8695 CVE-2016-8696 CVE-2016-8697 CVE-2016-8698 CVE-2016-8699 CVE-2016-8700 CVE-2016-8701 CVE-2016-8702 CVE-2016-8703 CVE-2017-7263 potrace: Multiple
CVE-2016-8685 CVE-2016-8686 CVE-2016-8694 CVE-2016-8695 CVE-2016-8696 CVE-2016-8697 CVE-2016-8698 CVE-2016-8699 CVE-2016-8700 CVE-2016-8701 CVE-2016-8702 CVE-2016-8703 CVE-2017-7263 potrace: Multiple security issues
Multiple issues in potrace were assigned CVEs on oss-security.
References:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/153
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiple-three-null-pointer-dereference-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/
AddressSanitizer: SEGV on unknown address 0x4f027b in bm_readbody_bmp /var/tmp/portage/media-gfx/potrace-1.12/work/potrace-1.12/src/bitmap_io.c:717:4
Use CVE-2016-8694.
AddressSanitizer: SEGV on unknown address 0x4f0957 in bm_readbody_bmp /var/tmp/portage/media-gfx/potrace-1.12/work/potrace-1.12/src/bitmap_io.c:744:4
Use CVE-2016-8695.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100783http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039331https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8699http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100783http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039331https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8699
2017-09-13
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