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CVE-2017-8703

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux on Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows a denial of service vulnerability when it improperly 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: Microsoft Windows 10 1703

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101164
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039534
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8703
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101164
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039534
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8703

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