VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-0166
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when LDAP request buffer lengths are improperly calculated.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 6.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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."
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.42% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-131
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97446Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038245
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0166Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97446Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038245
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0166Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.