CVE-2017-8472

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    CVE-2017-8472

    Published: 15 Jun 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98851, https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8472, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42225/

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High