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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8490: Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8490: Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
06/13/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/13/2017
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an authenticated attacker to obtain information via a specially crafted application. aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-8492, CVE-2017-8491, CVE-2017-8489, CVE-2017-8488, CVE-2017-8485, CVE-2017-8483, CVE-2017-8482, CVE-2017-8480, CVE-2017-8479, CVE-2017-8478, CVE-2017-8476, CVE-2017-8474, CVE-2017-8469, CVE-2017-8462, CVE-2017-0300, CVE-2017-0299, and CVE-2017-0297.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4022727
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4022714
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4022715
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4022725
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4022718
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4022717
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4022715
  • msft-kb4022717-1d805e7c-215a-4c96-8b39-3829bd2e02d0
  • msft-kb4022717-6abad12a-fc3f-4352-81f7-453e305f13ed
  • msft-kb4022718-185fb91c-8006-4eeb-81f1-611113a80509
  • msft-kb4022718-5cc34e54-998c-4120-ba8a-d528309738f8
  • msft-kb4022722-0fff3ada-3205-441e-9f7f-f9e0198a32ce
  • msft-kb4022722-4182f860-3205-4b8d-bf9d-4b0b93f34adc
  • msft-kb4022722-61851a6d-1717-4861-801a-461e772cb312
  • msft-kb4022722-65224535-330e-42bd-8e35-824c878ec11a
  • msft-kb4022722-657cd92e-a4a3-4319-a954-52bedeef4cfc
  • msft-kb4022722-e181eaef-054e-4b52-a00f-503b91461f68

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