CVE-2017-0101 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on March 17, 2017
The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Microsoft Windows Transaction Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows Transaction Manager improperly handles objects in memory.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 5, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2017-0101 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. 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.
Weakness Type
What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?
The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.
CVE-2017-0101 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2017-0101
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Corporation Windows Version The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 is affected by CVE-2017-0101Exploit 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.