CVE-2017-0056 in Windows

Prediction

by VulDB Data Team • 12/24/2024

A security flaw has been discovered in Microsoft Windows. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Win32k. Performing a manipulation results in improper access controls. The attack needs to be approached locally. The patch is named MS17-018. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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• Reservation: 09/09/2016
• Disclosure: 03/16/2017
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-98104
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-264 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.8 (NVD)
• EPSS: 0.06734
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low
• Sector: Government, Police, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0056
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0056
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-0056/