CVE-2017-0038

high-risk
Published 2017-02-20

gdi32.dll in 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 remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via a crafted EMF file, as demonstrated by an EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE record with modified Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) dimensions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-3216, CVE-2016-3219, and/or CVE-2016-3220.

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80.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 20% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
41363
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (12)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (14)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96023
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037845
Issue Tracking https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/02/0patching-0-day-windows-gdi32dll-memory.html
Patch https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=992
https://github.com/k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0038
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41363/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96023
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037845
Issue Tracking https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/02/0patching-0-day-windows-gdi32dll-memory.html
Patch https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=992
https://github.com/k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0038
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41363/
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high-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate