CVE-2017-8703

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

2%p76

Published

Oct 13, 2017 (Oct 13, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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".

Vendors: microsoft
Products: windows 10
Weakness: CWE-119
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.7%)

In the news2 stories

Microsoft’s October Patch Batch Fixes 62 Flaws

Krebs on SecurityOct 11, 14:36 UTC · Oct 11, 2017Vulnerability in the wildCVE-2017-8703 CVE-2017-11826 CVE-2017-11776+1 CVEs

Microsoft Issues Patches For Severe Flaws, Including Office Zero

The Hacker NewsOct 11, 09:13 UTC · Oct 11, 2017Vulnerability in the wildCVE-2017-11826 CVE-2017-11779 CVE-2017-8703+3 CVEs1