CVE-2017-0258 EXPLOIT
4.7
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 7.4% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows authenticated attackers to obtain sensitive information via a specially crafted document, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-0175, CVE-2017-0220, and CVE-2017-0259.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.7 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.36% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-05-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel - Uninitialized Memory in the Default dacl Descriptor of System Processes Token | 2017-05-15 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98112
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038446
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0258
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42006/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98112
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038446
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0258
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42006/
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