Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU6491

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-0220

Published: May 10, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU6491

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0220

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by Windows kernel. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain access to arbitrary files.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2017-0220

Install update from vendor's website.

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #1169 - Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel - Pool-Based Out-of-Bounds Reads Due to bind() Implementation Bugs in afd.sys and tcpip.sys (March 18, 2020)

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0220

Related Security Bulletins

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows Kernel