CVE-2017-8686

critical

Description

The Windows Server DHCP service in Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to either run arbitrary code on the DHCP failover server or cause the DHCP service to become nonresponsive, due to a memory corruption vulnerability in the Windows Server DHCP service, aka "Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8686

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039337

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100730

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-09-13

Updated: 2017-09-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical