PT-2017-18464 · Microsoft · Windows 10+1

Published 2017-08-08 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8673

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows 10 version 1703

Description A denial-of-service issue exists, allowing attackers to affect the system by sending specially crafted requests via the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation. This can potentially lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows 10 version 1703, consider restricting access to RDP to minimize the risk of exploitation until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, limiting the use of RDP can help mitigate the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8673

Affected Products

Windows 10

Windows

References · 5

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8673 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8673 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8673 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100079 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039107 · Note