CVE-2017-0263 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on May 12, 2017
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Win32k contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the Windows kernel-mode driver failing to properly handle objects in memory.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by August 10, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2017-0263 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.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2017-0263 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2017-0263
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows Version Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 is affected by CVE-2017-0263Exploit 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.