SB2017061311 - Windows TDX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published: June 13, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017061311
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0296)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when checking the length of a buffer by tdx.sys. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application to gain system privileges and run processes in an elevated context.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.