CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component PDF. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 06/13/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2017 by Ke Liu with Zero Day Initiative as KB4022724 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-8460 since 05/03/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/28/2020). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when a user opens a specially crafted PDF file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could read memory in the context of the current user.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100759 (KB4022714: Windows 10 Version 1511 June 2017 Cumulative Update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.
Applying the patch KB4022724 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100759). The entries 102373, 102374, 102375 and 102376 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 4.3
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 100759
Nessus Name: KB4022714: Windows 10 Version 1511 June 2017 Cumulative Update
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OpenVAS ID: 802136
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilites (KB4022714)
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Countermeasures
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Patch: KB4022724
Timeline
05/03/2017 🔍06/13/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: KB4022724
Researcher: Ke Liu
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-8460 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1038678
SecurityFocus: 98887 - Microsoft Windows PDF CVE-2017-8460 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 06/14/2017 11:08Updated: 12/28/2020 08:06
Changes: 06/14/2017 11:08 (86), 10/17/2019 11:48 (7), 12/28/2020 08:06 (4)
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