Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2017-8676
Summary
The Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft 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, 1703, and Server 2016; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; Office for Mac 2011 and 2016; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; and Live Meeting 2007 Add-in and Console allows an authenticated attacker to retrieve information from a targeted system via a specially crafted application, aka "Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- LOW
- LOCAL
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- LOW
- LOW
- NONE
CWE-200 - Information Exposure
An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published