CVE-2017-8684
Windows GDI+ on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT 8.1, allows information disclosure by the way it discloses kernel memory addresses, aka "Windows GDI+ Information…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Windows GDI+ on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT 8.1, allows information disclosure by the way it discloses kernel memory addresses, aka "Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8685 and CVE-2017-8688.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.27% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 September 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 5.4% on 21 September 2026 to 4.3% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100782Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039338Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8684Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42747/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100782Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039338Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8684Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42747/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.