CVE-2017-8686

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".

• CWE-119

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100730Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039337Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8686Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100730Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039337Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8686Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Sep 13, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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