CVE-2017-0005 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on March 17, 2017
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 14, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2017-0005 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Products Associated with CVE-2017-0005
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Corporation Windows GDI Version 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 is affected by CVE-2017-0005Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.