CVE-2017-8543 — Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2017-8543: Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Microsoft |
| Product | Windows |
| Date added | 2022-05-24 |
| Due date | 2022-06-14 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
Microsoft Windows allows an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8543
Weakness behind it
CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-281. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8543
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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