PT-2017-18384 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2016+2

Published 2017-06-13 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8515

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:N/A:H

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

Description A denial-of-service issue allows attackers to affect the system by sending a specially crafted kernel mode request, causing a denial of service on the target system.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows versions 10 1511 through 10 1703, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server version 2016, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to kernel mode requests to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8515

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows Server 2016

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8515 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8515 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8515 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-8515 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8515 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98833 · Note