Microsoft Win32k CVE-2017-8675 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

description-logoDescription

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

affected-products-logoAffected Applications

Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows RT 8.1
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016

CVE References

CVE-2017-8675