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CVE-2017-0191

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the way that Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10,...

5.8 Medium

CVE-2017-0191 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Microsoft Windows, published April 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.73%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.8 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
4.73%EPSS, 91st percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the way that Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding, aka "Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.73%Down 6.0 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.8

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the way that Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding, aka "Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Record
CVE-2017-0191
CVSS 3.0
5.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the way that Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding, aka "Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Record
CVE-2017-0191
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0558No score

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the way that Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding, aka "Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Record
EUVD-2017-0558
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jrcj-g9x9-2xh95.8

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the way that Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10,...

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the way that Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding, aka "Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Record
GHSA-jrcj-g9x9-2xh9
CVSS 3.0
5.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliases, productsEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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