CVE-2017-8472

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.0/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Microsoft Windows	Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98851Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8472Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42225/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98851Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8472Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42225/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jun 15, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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