Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability - CVE-2017-8486ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:41199 | Date: (C)2017-07-12 (M)2024-03-06 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when Win32k fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the users system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could create a special application to run on a target system.The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Win32k handles objects in memory.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |