Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2017-0038
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.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.821 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.719 · newest: 0.821 · change: +0.102
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1511, 1607
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Corporation Windows Graphics Component — versions The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) component 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS
- 0xT11/CVE-POC
- ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- CrackerCat/Kernel-Security-Development
- ExpLife0011/awesome-windows-kernel-security-development
- Ondrik8/exploit
- howknows/awesome-windows-security-development
- liuhe3647/Windows
- pr0code/https-github.com-ExpLife0011-awesome-windows-kernel-security-development
- pravinsrc/NOTES-windows-kernel-links
References
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0038
- 0patch.blogspot.com/2017/02/0patching-0-day-windows-gdi32dll-memory.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037845 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96023 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41363/ (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0038?
- CVE-2017-0038 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0038?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-0038 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.