CVE-2017-8685 Information disclosure in Windows GDI+
An attacker can disclose kernel memory addresses via Windows GDI+, potentially aiding further exploitation.
- 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-2017-8685?
CVE-2017-8685 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 13 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows GDI+ on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows information disclosure by the way it discloses kernel memory addresses, aka "Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8684 and CVE-2017-8688.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8685?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8685?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8685 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8685 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-8685 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-p283-vv7w-w6hx.