CVE-2017-8668

Volume Manager Extension Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8668 is fixed in 17 products on 1 platform, first by KB4034679, released August 8, 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
0.0243
84th percentile

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Volume Manager Extension Driver component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Volume Manager Extension Driver handles objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4034679 Aug 8, 2017
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4034664 Aug 8, 2017
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4034679 Aug 8, 2017
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4034664 Aug 8, 2017
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4034672 Aug 8, 2017
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4034681 Aug 8, 2017
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4034672 Aug 8, 2017
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4034681 Aug 8, 2017
Windows RT 8.1 KB4034681 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4034679 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4034664 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4034679 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4034664 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4034679 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4034664 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 KB4034744 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4034744 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4034744 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4034744 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4034744 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2012 KB4034666 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2012 KB4034665 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4034666 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4034665 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4034672 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4034681 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4034672 Aug 8, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4034681 Aug 8, 2017