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CVE-2017-8561

Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows…

Impact

Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftWindows 10
All versions
Versions 1511, 1607, 1703
MicrosoftWindows 7
All versions
MicrosoftWindows 8.1
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Rt 8.1
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008
All versions
Version r2
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012
All versions
Version r2
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016
All versions

Weakness classification

References