Privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-0077

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Privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-0077

Published: May 9, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6448
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-2017-0077
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
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 handling of objects in memory by the Microsoft DirectX graphics kernel subsystem (dxgkrnl.sys). A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption, gain root privileges and take control over the affected system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.




How to mitigate CVE-2017-0077

Install update from vendor's website.

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