CVE-2017-0191

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.8)—

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the way that Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding, aka "Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability."

CVSS

Version: 3.0
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base score: 5.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.73%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 92
Score date: 10/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (7)

Microsoft — Windows 10 Microsoft — Windows 7 Microsoft — Windows 8.1 Microsoft — Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft — Windows Server 2008 Microsoft — Windows Server 2012 Microsoft — Windows Server 2016

CWEs

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References

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