Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-0214

Vulnerability identifier: #VU6497

CSH Severity: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0214

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.

The weakness exists due to improper input validation before loading type libraries. A local attacker can execute a specially crafted application to gain root privileges on the system.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

Install update from vendor's website.

• Exploit #1174 - Microsoft Windows - Running Object Table Register ROTFLAGS_ALLOWANYCLIENT Privilege Escalation (March 18, 2020)

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0214

• Two vulnerabilities in Windows COM