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CVE-2017-8543

Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8,...

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: May 03, 2017
Published Date: June 15, 2017
Last Updated: February 10, 2025
Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft Windows
Description: Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Tags

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

10.0

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation: active
Automatable: Yes
Technical Impact: total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (2022-05-24 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98824 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8543 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038667

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CISA	2022-05-24 00:00:00 UTC

Timeline

CVE ID Reserved

May 03, 2017
CVE Published to Public

June 15, 2017
Added to KEVIntel

May 24, 2022