Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-0213

 

Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-0213

Published: May 10, 2017 / Updated: November 20, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6495
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0213
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in Windows COM Aggregate Marshaler. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application to escalate privileges on the system that in conjunction with other vulnerabilities may allow to execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2017-0213

Install update from vendor's website.


Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

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