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CVE-2017-8703

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8703 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows 10 version 1703, stemming from improper memory handling. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM), it can be exploited locally with low attack complexity, leading to a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has garnered moderate community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1703CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0168 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Oct/CVE-2017-8703Important

Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability

Oct 10, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8703
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/101164
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039534
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry