Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2017-0166
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."
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.064 (93.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.064 · newest: 0.064 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1511, 1607, 1703
- 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 Ldap — versions Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038245 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97446 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0166 (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0166?
- CVE-2017-0166 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-04-12.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0166?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.