CVE-2017-8590

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-8590
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-11 21:29:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way that the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver handles objects in memory, aka "Windows CLFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-281 | Elevation of Privilege

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1511 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1703 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Windows Server 2008 SP2 And R2 SP1 Windows 8.1 And Windows RT 8.1 Windows Server 2012 And R2 Windows 10 Gold 1511 1607 1703 And Windows Server 2016. affected Microsoft Windows Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99427 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Windows Kernel Component Object Memory Handling and Memory Address Handling Errors Let Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
{{windowTitle}} af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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