CVE-2017-8627 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703, allows a denial of service vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability".

Published: 2017-08-08

Score: 4.7 Medium

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Windows Subsystem for Linux

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Windows 10 1703`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17576	Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703, allows a denial of service vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability".

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01565.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100065
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039103
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8627

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 10

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-08-08T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:19:43.218Z

Reserved: 2017-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8627

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-08T21:29:00.830

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:26:41.247

Link: CVE-2017-8627

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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