Kerberos SNAME Security Feature Bypass in Microsoft Windows Products
CVE-2017-8495

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Microsoft
Status: Microsoft Windows 7 Sp1, Windows Server 2008 Sp2 And R2 Sp1, Windows 8.1 And Windows Rt 8.1, Windows Server 2012 And R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, And 1703, And Windows Server 2016.
Vendor: CVE Published:; 11 July 2017

What is CVE-2017-8495?

This vulnerability in Microsoft Windows products allows attackers to bypass Extended Protection for Authentication during Kerberos ticket exchanges. It particularly affects the handling of the SNAME field, potentially enabling unauthorized access and manipulation of authentication processes across various Windows operating systems. Mitigation should be prioritized to safeguard against exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016. Microsoft Windows