CVE-2017-0001 KEV
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 87)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-03-24.
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-2017-0005, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.11% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-03-24 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-03-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-03 |
| Due | 2022-03-24 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Graphics Device Interface (GDI) |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (10)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1507 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1511 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1607 |
| 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 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96057
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0001
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96057
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0001
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0001
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