TI-2017-00272 Aliases CVE-2017-0297 GHSA-c255-fhwm-4cwm

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows

LOW 29CWE-200Published 2017-06-15 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 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 Windows Server 2016 allows an authenticated attacker to obtain information via a specially crafted application. aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-8491, CVE-2017-8490, CVE-2017-8489, CVE-2017-8488, CVE-2017-8485, CVE-2017-8483, CVE-2017-8482, CVE-2017-8481, CVE-2017-8480, CVE-2017-8478, CVE-2017-8479, CVE-2017-8476, CVE-2017-8474, CVE-2017-8469, CVE-2017-8462, CVE-2017-0299, CVE-2017-0300.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03734 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 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 Windows Server 2016.	—	No fix listed	CNA

Microsoft Windows VendorMicrosoft Affected Microsoft Windows Server 2008 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 Windows Server 2016. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::*	1511	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*	1607	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::*	1703	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:rt:::::::*	rt	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:::::::*	r2	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::	r2 sp1	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:::::::*	r2	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1511 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1607 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1703 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:rt:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions rt Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Show 1 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-0297
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c255-fhwm-4cwm

References

Patch 1

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0297

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Sources

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