The Windows kernel component on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8677, CVE-2017-8680, CVE-2017-8681, and CVE-2017-8687.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100769
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8678
Source: MITRE
Published: 2017-09-13
Updated: 2017-09-21
Type: CWE-200
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: LOW
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: MEDIUM