CVE-2017-0166

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when LDAP request buffer lengths are improperly calculated. In a remote attack scenario, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application to send malicious traffic to a Domain Controller, aka "LDAP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.1 High

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2017-04-12

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-131

Affected products

• Windows 10 (Microsoft)
• Windows 7 (Microsoft)
• Windows 8.1 (Microsoft)
• Windows Rt 8.1 (Microsoft)
• Windows Server 2008 (Microsoft)
• Windows Server 2012 (Microsoft)
• Windows Server 2016 (Microsoft)
• Windows Vista (Microsoft)
• Ldap (Microsoft Corporation)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97446
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038245
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0166