Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Kernel nt!NtQueryInformationJobObject Kernel Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016. Impacted is the function nt!NtQueryInformationJobObject of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in information disclosure (Kernel Memory). This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-8479. The attack is only possible with local access. Additionally, an exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function nt!NtQueryInformationJobObject of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Kernel Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2017. The weakness was released 06/13/2017 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Project Zero as KB4022724 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-8479 since 05/03/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.

A public exploit has been developed by Google Security Research in C++ and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91385 (Microsoft Windows Security Update June 2017).

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 databases at Exploit-DB (42232), Tenable (100759) and SecurityFocus (BID 98856†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-102373, VDB-102374, VDB-102375 and VDB-102376. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: Kernel Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Kernel Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Google Security Research
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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 (KB4022719)
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Patch: KB4022724

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4022724
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-8479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102426

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SecurityFocus: 98856 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2017-8479 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038659

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2017 11:23
Updated: 12/29/2025 21:15
Changes: 06/14/2017 11:23 (100), 10/19/2019 21:48 (7), 12/28/2020 09:29 (3), 12/29/2025 21:15 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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