PT-2017-18377 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2016+2

Published 2017-06-13 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8494

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703 Microsoft Windows Server version 2016

Description The issue allows a locally-authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application on a targeted system due to the failure of Windows Secure Kernel Mode to properly handle objects in memory. This results in an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability, allowing attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows versions 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Improper Preservation of Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-281

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8494

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows Server 2016

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-8494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8494 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8494 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8494 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98855 · Note