CVE-2017-8478 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows kernel, affecting various versions including Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and Server 2008, 2012, and 2016. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw using a specially crafted application to obtain sensitive information. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability requires local user interaction (UI:R) and low privileges (PR:L) to achieve high confidentiality impact (C:H). The attack complexity is low (AC:L), making it relatively easy to exploit once an attacker has local access. While not actively exploited in the wild (KEV: No), a public exploit (EDB-42231) exists demonstrating kernel stack memory disclosure. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1511CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1703CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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