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CVE-2017-8679

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The Windows kernel component on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8708, CVE-2017-8709, and CVE-2017-8719.

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-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100720
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8679
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100720
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8679

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