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CVE-2017-8684

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Windows GDI+ on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT 8.1, allows information disclosure by the way it discloses kernel memory addresses, aka "Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8685 and CVE-2017-8688.

Affected products

• 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

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100782
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039338
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8684
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42747/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100782
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039338
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8684
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42747/

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