high7.8Known exploited
CVE-2017-0005
Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-05-24. Federal due date: 2022-06-14.
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Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1507 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1511 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1607 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Rt 8.1 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All versions Version r2 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | All versions Version r2 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Vista | All versions |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002
- https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/03/27/detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of-privilege-exploit-for-cve-2017-0005/
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002
- https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/03/27/detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of-privilege-exploit-for-cve-2017-0005/
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0005