CVE-2017-0166

moderate-risk
Published 2017-04-12

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when LDAP request buffer lengths are improperly calculated. In a remote attack scenario, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application to send malicious traffic to a Domain Controller, aka "LDAP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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1.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.1/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (14)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97446
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038245
Mitigation https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0166
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97446
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038245
Mitigation https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0166
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate