CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-0005
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows
The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-05-24
- Remediation due
- 2022-06-14
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0005
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2017-03-17
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1507
• microsoft windows 10 1511
• microsoft windows 10 1607
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows 8.1
• microsoft windows rt 8.1
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows server 2008 r2
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
• microsoft windows server 2016
• microsoft windows vista
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/03/27/detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of-privilege-exploit-for-cve-2017-0005/ Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/03/27/detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of-privilege-exploit-for-cve-2017-0005/ Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0005 US Government Resource