CVE-2017-8544 Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can obtain sensitive information to further compromise the system due to improper memory handling in Windows Search.

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-2017-8544?

CVE-2017-8544 is a medium-severity 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 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8544?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8544?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-8544 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8544 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fg9w-44q2-qfhq.

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