Windows Secure Kernel Mode Object Handling Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8494 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow a locally-authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application on a targeted system when Windows Secure Kernel Mode fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

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