Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-8685

Description

Windows GDI+ on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows information disclosure by the way it discloses kernel memory addresses, aka "Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8684 and CVE-2017-8688.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windows 7
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 Corporation/Windows GDI+v5
Range: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8685nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42748/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100724nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039338nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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