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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8562: Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8562: Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/11/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/11/2017
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to Windows improperly handling calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4025338
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4025344
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4025339
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4025342
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4025343
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4025333
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4025336
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4025339
  • msft-kb4025333-2884a1b4-f534-42b7-b4e9-6b07e48912f2
  • msft-kb4025333-9787a4fc-d69c-4bf5-92bf-7ee510368696
  • msft-kb4025343-3a348a0c-2982-4ee6-b51b-6e4644a6c888
  • msft-kb4025343-878d370a-a48a-4f91-b0fc-a0dfd69e30ab

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