CVE-2017-8680

Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8680 is fixed in 17 products on 1 platform, first by KB4038779, released September 12, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0423
91st percentile

<p>A information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI+ component improperly discloses kernel memory addresses. 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. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI+ component handles objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4038779 Sep 12, 2017
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4038777 Sep 12, 2017
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4038779 Sep 12, 2017
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4038777 Sep 12, 2017
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4038792 Sep 12, 2017
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4038793 Sep 12, 2017
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4038792 Sep 12, 2017
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4038793 Sep 12, 2017
Windows RT 8.1 KB4038792 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4038779 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4038777 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4038779 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4038777 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4038779 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4038777 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 KB4039384 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4039384 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4039384 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4039384 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4039384 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2012 KB4038786 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2012 KB4038799 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4038786 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4038799 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4038792 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4038793 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4038792 Sep 12, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4038793 Sep 12, 2017