CVE-2017-8515 Denial of service in Microsoft Windows
An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service on Windows systems by sending a specially crafted kernel mode request.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8515?
CVE-2017-8515 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 15 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted kernel mode request to cause a denial of service on the target system, aka "Windows VAD Cloning Denial of Service Vulnerability".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8515?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8515?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8515 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-8515 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8515 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-6p63-9ccx-hw3f.