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CVE-2017-0056

N/A
Published: March 17, 2017 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2008

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The kernel-mode drivers 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; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0024, CVE-2017-0026, CVE-2017-0078, CVE-2017-0079, CVE-2017-0080, CVE-2017-0081, CVE-2017-0082.

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96630
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038017
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0056

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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