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CVE-2017-8515
Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted kernel…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.8%
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- microsoft
Description
Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted kernel mode request to cause a denial of service on the target system, aka "Windows VAD Cloning Denial of Service Vulnerability".
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- Denial of Service
Affected products
Microsoft Corporation · Microsoft Windows
- affected Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.
References (2)
- 98833 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8515 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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