CVE-2017-0245 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The kernel-mode drivers in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2012 Gold allow a local authenticated attacker to execute a specially crafted application to obtain kernel information, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Published: 2017-05-12

Score: 4.7 Medium

EPSS: 8.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Windows

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2012 Gold`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:::::::*

No data.

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08846.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98115
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0245
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42008/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-05-12T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:55:19.277Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-0245

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-12T14:29:03.770

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-0245

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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