CVE-2017-0005

HIGH KEV

Microsoft Windows - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars

by sheri31 · local

https://github.com/sheri31/0005poc

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (5)

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002

[Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/03/27/detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of-privilege-exploit-for-cve-2017-0005/

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0005

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.1351

EPSS Percentile 94.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CISA KEV 2022-05-24

VulnCheck KEV 2017-03-14

InTheWild.io 2017-03-14

ENISA EUVD EUVD-2017-0372

Status published

Products (13)

microsoft/windows_10_1507 (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/windows_10_1511 (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/windows_10_1607 (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/windows_7

microsoft/windows_8.1

microsoft/windows_rt_8.1

microsoft/windows_server_2008

microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 sp1

microsoft/windows_server_2012

microsoft/windows_server_2012 r2

... and 3 more

Published Mar 17, 2017

KEV Added May 24, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026