PT-2017-18376 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2+5

Nicolas Joly · Published 2017-06-13 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8493

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions 8.1, 10 (Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703), and Windows Server versions 2012 R2, 2016

Description A security issue exists where Windows fails to enforce case sensitivity for certain variable checks, allowing an attacker to set variables that are either read-only or require authentication. This affects the system.

Recommendations For Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 (Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703), and Windows Server 2016, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-178

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8493

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2016

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8493 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-8493 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8493 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8493 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8493 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98850 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038671 · Note