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CVE-2017-0005

Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2.

Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1.

Windows 7 SP1.

Windows 8.1.

Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2.

Windows RT 8.1.

and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0001, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.12929
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules10 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Threat Actors Linked

2
actorAPT31
actorEquation Group
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft windows 10 1507all versions
microsoft windows 10 1511all versions
microsoft windows 10 1607all versions
microsoft windows 7all versions
microsoft windows 8.1all versions
microsoft windows rt 8.1all versions
microsoft windows server 2008all versions
microsoft windows server 2012all versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocblogs.technet.microsoft.com · detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of-privilege-exploit-f...blogs.technet.microsoft.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
relatedcriticalAntivirus Password Dumper Detection
relatedcriticalHacktool Execution - Imphash
relatedcriticalHackTool - Rubeus Execution
relatedcriticalPotential Credential Dumping Via LSASS Process Clone
relatedcriticalWCE wceaux.dll Access
relatedcriticalHackTool - Dumpert Process Dumper Default File
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD17 Mar 2017 · 12:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

2
cisaKEV-CVE-2017-0005
msrcCVE-2017-0005Elevation of Privilege
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0005US Government Resource
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