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Medium severity5.0NVD Advisory· Published Jun 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-8473

CVE-2017-8473

Description

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and Windows Server 2016 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-2017-8472, CVE-2017-8475, CVE-2017-8477, and CVE-2017-8484.

Affected products

13
  • Microsoft/Windows 103 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 7
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 8.1
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Rt 8.1
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20083 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20122 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2016
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Windowsv5
    Range: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and Windows Server 2016.

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

4

News mentions

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