SB2017051007 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
Published: May 10, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017051007
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0244)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory. A local user can obtain elevated privileges and compromise vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.