CVE-2017-8561 (GCVE-0-2017-8561)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-11 21:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:51
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Windows kernel in Microsoft 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 an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
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Microsoft Corporation Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 Affected: Windows kernel
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