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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 10 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Subsystem for Linux. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
The Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux on Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows a denial of service vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability".
The bug was discovered 10/10/2017. The weakness was released 10/10/2017 as KB4041676 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-8703 since 05/03/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against the local system.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103745 (KB4041676: Windows 10 Version 1703 October 2017 Cumulative Update (KRACK)), 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 KB4041676 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 (103745). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 107699, 107702, 107704 and 107705.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 103745
Nessus Name: KB4041676: Windows 10 Version 1703 October 2017 Cumulative Update (KRACK)
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OpenVAS ID: 802136
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4041676)
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Patch: KB4041676
Timeline
05/03/2017 🔍10/10/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: KB4041676
Researcher: Tianyang Yang, Noam Kushinsky
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-8703 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039534
SecurityFocus: 101164 - Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux CVE-2017-8703 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 10/11/2017 23:38Updated: 01/16/2021 09:32
Changes: 10/11/2017 23:38 (87), 11/23/2019 16:40 (5), 01/16/2021 09:26 (3), 01/16/2021 09:32 (1)
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