{"id":"CVE-2017-5717","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-5717","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:50:07.242Z","title":"Type Confusion in Content Protection HECI Service in Intel Graphics Driver allows unprivileged user to elevate privileges via local access.","description":"Type Confusion in Content Protection HECI Service in Intel Graphics Driver allows unprivileged user to elevate privileges via local access.","published":"2017-12-12T20:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:21:07.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@intel.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-704"],"affected":["intel/graphics driver"],"epss":{"score":0.01445,"percentile":0.73146,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-12-19","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43373,"kind":"exploit","title":"Intel Content Protection HECI Service - Type Confusion Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43373","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/43373.txt","file":"exploits/windows/dos/43373.txt","published":"2017-12-19","added":"2017-12-19","updated":"2017-12-19","author":"Google Security Research","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-5717"],"tags":"Type Confusion","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1358"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00095&languageid=en-fr","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43373/","source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00095&languageid=en-fr","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43373/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5717","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}