Privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-0102
Published: March 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5976
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0102
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper checking of the length of a buffer when copying memory to it. A local attacker can copy a file to a shared folder or drive, trigger boundary error and gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in privilege escalation on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to improper checking of the length of a buffer when copying memory to it. A local attacker can copy a file to a shared folder or drive, trigger boundary error and gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in privilege escalation on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0102
Install update from vendor's website.