CVE-2017-8552 Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
A flaw in the Windows kernel-mode driver allows attackers to elevate privileges by exploiting improper memory object handling.
- 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-2017-8552?
CVE-2017-8552 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, 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
A kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 8 allows an elevation of privilege when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2017-0263.
Weakness: CWE-281
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8552?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-4fm9-9m4x-vrqw.