PT-2017-2472 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2017-07-11 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8578

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Win32k component of the Windows operating system. It allows a remote attacker to potentially elevate their privileges. An elevation-of-privilege vulnerability exists, enabling attackers to impact the system.

Recommendations 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-264

CWE-281

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01682

CVE-2017-8578

ZDI-17-473

Affected Products

Windows

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8578 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-473 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8578 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8578 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01682 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-8578 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8578 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038853 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99419 · Note