Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to set variables that are either read-only or require authentication when Windows fails to enforce case sensitivity for certain variable checks, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98850 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038671 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8493 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2017-06-15T01:00:00
Updated: 2017-07-07T09:57:01
Reserved: 2017-05-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-8493
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2017-06-15T01:29:03.523
Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223
Link: CVE-2017-8493
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE