CVE-2017-8472 Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows
An authenticated attacker can exploit improper memory initialization in the Windows kernel to disclose sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8472?
CVE-2017-8472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 15 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allow an authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8470, CVE-2017-8471, CVE-2017-8473, CVE-2017-8475, CVE-2017-8477, and CVE-2017-8484.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8472?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8472?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8472 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-8472 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9qrx-7rxg-3jpq.