The Microsoft Windows graphics 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 elevation of privilege vulnerability when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8675.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100804
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8720
Source: MITRE
Published: 2017-09-13
Updated: 2019-10-03
Type: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: HIGH