CVE-2017-8515HighCVSS 4.7

Windows VAD Cloning Denial of Service Vulnerability

Published
June 13, 2017
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2017-8515 →

📋 Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when an unauthenticated attacker sends a specially crafted kernel mode request. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service on the target system, causing the machine to either stop responding or reboot. The security update addresses the vulnerability by changing how Windows handles certain types of kernel mode requests.

🎯 Affected products8

  • Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB4022725 (Security Update) KB4022714 (Security Update) KB4022715 (Security Update)

🔗 References (4)