CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-0050
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-03-17
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
The kernel API in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7; Windows 8; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; and Windows Server 2016 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to spoof processes, spoof inter-process communication, or cause a denial of service via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10
• microsoft windows 10 1511
• microsoft windows 10 1607
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows 8
• 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/96025 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013 www.securitytracker.com
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0050 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96025 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013 www.securitytracker.com
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0050 Patch, Vendor Advisory