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

CVE-2017-8703

Description

The Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux on Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows a denial of service vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability".

Affected products

Microsoft/Windows 10
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Corporation/Windows Subsystem for Linuxv5
Range: Microsoft Windows 10 1703

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8703nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101164nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039534nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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