CVE-2017-0189

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows
PublishedApr 12, 2017
First seenApr 12, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_10No range specified, 1511, 1607, 1703—
microsoft windows_server_2016No range specified—

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