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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8579: DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8579: DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/19/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/22/2017
Modified
08/07/2024

Description

The DirectX component in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode via a specially crafted application, aka "DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

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_2016-1607-kb4022715

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