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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1703CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.