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CVE-2017-0189 Details

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10 when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0188.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0189 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97420 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239 CVE
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0189 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97420 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft windows 10
1511
1607
1703

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows server 2016
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-0189
NVD Published Date:
Apr 12, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-0189 Details - Not Deferred