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CVE-2017-8685

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.0% 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, and Windows 7 SP1 allows information disclosure by the way it discloses kernel memory addresses, aka "Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8684 and CVE-2017-8688.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100724
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039338
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8685
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42748/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100724
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039338
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8685
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42748/

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