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CVE-2017-8627

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703, allows a denial of service vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1703
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: Windows 10 1703

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100065
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039103
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8627
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100065
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039103
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8627

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