CVE-2017-0259

Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2017-0259 is fixed in 15 products on 1 platform, first by KB4019473, released May 9, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
4.7
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0966
95th percentile

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems 10586.916 KB4019473 May 9, 2017
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems 10586.916 KB4019473 May 9, 2017
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 14393.1198 KB4019472 May 9, 2017
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 14393.1198 KB4019472 May 9, 2017
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems KB4016871 May 9, 2017
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems KB4016871 May 9, 2017
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.17394 KB4019474 May 9, 2017
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.17394 KB4019474 May 9, 2017
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4019213 May 9, 2017
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4019215 May 9, 2017
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4019213 May 9, 2017
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4019215 May 9, 2017
Windows RT 8.1 KB4019215 May 9, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4019213 May 9, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4019215 May 9, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4019213 May 9, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4019215 May 9, 2017
Windows Server 2016 14393.1198 KB4019472 May 9, 2017
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 14393.1198 KB4019472 May 9, 2017