CVE-2017-8472
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Description
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allow an authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8470, CVE-2017-8471, CVE-2017-8473, CVE-2017-8475, CVE-2017-8477, and CVE-2017-8484.
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 14, 2022, Modified: April 20, 2025