PT-2017-18482 · Microsoft · Windows Error Reporting+3

Published 2017-09-12 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8702

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Error Reporting (WER) in Microsoft Windows 10 versions Gold, 1511, and 1607 Windows Server 2016

Description The issue allows an attacker to gain greater access to sensitive information and system functionality due to the way that Windows Error Reporting (WER) handles and executes files. This is an elevation-of-privilege issue that affects the system.

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

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8702

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows Error Reporting

Windows Server 2016

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8702 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8702 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-8702 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8702 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8702 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039353 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100785 · Note