PT-2017-18430 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2008+7

Published 2017-07-11 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8587

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Explorer versions in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511

Description A denial of service issue occurs when Windows Explorer attempts to open a non-existent file. This allows attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8587

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Explorer

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-8587 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8587 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8587 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8587 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8587 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99413 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038850 · Note