CVE-2017-8703 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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".

Published: 2017-10-13

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.7% 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
`Microsoft 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-2017-17649	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".

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01684.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101164
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039534
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8703

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 10

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-10-13T13:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:28:18.204Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-8703

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-13T13:29:02.237

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:26:49.077

Link: CVE-2017-8703

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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