CVE-2017-8620
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
08/08/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
Windows Search in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100034
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039091
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8620
- https://threatpost.com/windows-search-bug-worth-watching-and-squashing/127434/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100034
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039091
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8620
- https://threatpost.com/windows-search-bug-worth-watching-and-squashing/127434/



