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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8464: LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8464: LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/13/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/13/2017
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .LNK file, which is not properly handled during icon display in Windows Explorer or any other application that parses the icon of the shortcut. aka "LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4022727
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4022714
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4022715
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4022725
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4022718
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4022717
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4022715
  • msft-kb4021903-339b7384-c98c-4b60-ba8a-d7d6409b4440
  • msft-kb4021903-38431bac-b0b3-4165-8197-964412ac8029
  • msft-kb4021903-3afb2e64-c7bb-446b-953f-1962213a444e
  • msft-kb4021903-4ed91fee-979d-4de4-8b1f-7ed764942168
  • msft-kb4021903-995d9d3a-97c4-4f00-bf76-e31ef42365ad
  • msft-kb4022717-1d805e7c-215a-4c96-8b39-3829bd2e02d0
  • msft-kb4022717-6abad12a-fc3f-4352-81f7-453e305f13ed
  • msft-kb4022718-185fb91c-8006-4eeb-81f1-611113a80509
  • msft-kb4022718-5cc34e54-998c-4120-ba8a-d528309738f8
  • msft-kb4022722-0fff3ada-3205-441e-9f7f-f9e0198a32ce
  • msft-kb4022722-4182f860-3205-4b8d-bf9d-4b0b93f34adc
  • msft-kb4022722-61851a6d-1717-4861-801a-461e772cb312
  • msft-kb4022722-65224535-330e-42bd-8e35-824c878ec11a
  • msft-kb4022722-657cd92e-a4a3-4319-a954-52bedeef4cfc
  • msft-kb4022722-e181eaef-054e-4b52-a00f-503b91461f68

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