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CVE-2017-0191

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the way that Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding, aka "Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607, 1703
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97466
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0191
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97466
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0191

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