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CVE-2017-0001: Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2017-0001 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-03

Technologies: Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1. Vendors: Microsoft.

Executive brief

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in multiple versions of Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain elevated privileges via a crafted application. This vulnerability has been observed being exploited in the wild and is tracked as a Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows Vista SP2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 -
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold, R2
  • Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 -
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607

Timeline

  • 2022-03-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

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