CVE-2017-0005

high-risk
Published 2017-03-17

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0001, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.

Do I need to act?

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8.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (15)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (9)

Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002
Exploit https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/03/27/detecting-and-mitigating-ele...
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002
Exploit https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/03/27/detecting-and-mitigating-ele...
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-...
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 17/34 · Moderate
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate