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Full vulnerability report · 2017
CVE-2017-0005High confidence

Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows

7.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Patch now

CISA confirms exploitation in the wild and lists 2022-06-14 as the remediation due date.

Patch available
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:Critical, raised one band.upgradedsince 24 May 2022

Evidence used

  • CISA confirms exploitation in the wild.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
  • EPSS is 11.02% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Microsoft Windows and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 3 daysRemediation target: Within 90 days

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National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2017-0372

CISA KEV mirrored by ENISA

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0001, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Recorded by ENISA since 24 May 2022. Evidence sources: cisa_kev.
ENISA score
7.8 · CVSS 3.1
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch now

CISA confirms exploitation in the wild and lists 2022-06-14 as the remediation due date.

Patch available
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What, why and how

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

What

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Why

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Why

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Confirmed in the wild

CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2022-05-24.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
local access → Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-119 ↗

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-119CISA KEVPublic exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

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ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-0372Known-exploited evidence recorded

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0001, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.

Official EUVD record ↗
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · English · AV17-032Microsoft Critical security bulletins Summary – March 2017

(4013076) MS17-012 Security Update for Microsoft Windows (4013078) MS17-014 Security Update for Microsoft Office (4013241) MS17-015 Security Update for Microsoft Exchange Server (4013242) MS17-016 Security Update for Windows IIS (4013074) MS17-017 Security Update for Windows Kernel (4013081) MS17-018 Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (4013083) MS17-019 Security Update for Active Directory Federation Services (4010320) MS17-020 Security Update for Windows DVD Maker (3208223) MS17-021 Security Update for Windows DirectShow (4010318) MS17-022 Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services (4010321) CVE References: CVE-2017-0001, CVE-2017-0005, CVE-2017-0006, CVE-2017-0007, CVE-2017-0008, CVE-2017-0009, CVE-2017-0010, CVE-2017-0011, CVE-2017-0012, CVE-2017-0014, CVE-2017-0015, CVE-2017-0016, CVE-2017-0017, CVE-2017-0019, CVE-2017-0020, CVE-2017-0021, CVE-2017-0022, CVE-2017-0023, CVE-2017-0024, CVE-2017-0025, CVE-2017-0026, CVE-2017-0027, CVE-2017-0029, CVE-2017-0030, CVE-2017-0031, CVE-2017-0032, CVE-2017-0033, CVE-2017-0034, CVE-2017-0035, CVE-2017-0037, CVE-2017-0038, CVE-2017-0039, CVE-2017-0042, CVE-2017-0043, CVE-2017-0045, CVE-2017-0047, CVE-2017-0050, CVE-2017-0051, CVE-2017-0052, CVE-2017-0053, CVE-2017-0055, CVE-2017-0056, CVE-2017-0057, CVE-2017-0060, CVE-2017-0061, CVE

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2017-AVI-082Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Windows

t MS17-018 du 14 mars 2017 https://technet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/security/MS17-018 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft MS17-019 du 14 mars 2017 https://technet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/security/MS17-019 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft MS17-020 du 14 mars 2017 https://technet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/security/MS17-020 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft MS17-021 du 14 mars 2017 https://technet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/security/MS17-021 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft MS17-022 du 14 mars 2017 https://technet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/security/MS17-022 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0001 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0001 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0005 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0005 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0007 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0007 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0014 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0014 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0016 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0021 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0021 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0022 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0022 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0023 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0023 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0024 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0024 Référence CVE CVE-2017-0025 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0025 Ré

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2017-001989複数の Microsoft Windows 製品の Graphics Device Interface における権限昇格の脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品の Graphics Device Interface (GDI) には、権限を取得される脆弱性が存在します。 マイクロソフトセキュリティ情報には、この脆弱性は「Windows GDI の特権の昇格の脆弱性」と記載されています。 本脆弱性は、CVE-2017-0001、CVE-2017-0005、および CVE-2017-0047 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2017-001988複数の Microsoft Windows 製品の Graphics Device Interface における権限昇格の脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品の Graphics Device Interface (GDI) には、権限を取得される脆弱性が存在します。 マイクロソフトセキュリティ情報には、この脆弱性は「Windows GDI の特権の昇格の脆弱性」と記載されています。 本脆弱性は、CVE-2017-0001、CVE-2017-0025、および CVE-2017-0047 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2017-001950複数の Microsoft Windows 製品の Graphics Device Interface における権限昇格の脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品の Graphics Device Interface (GDI) には、権限を取得される脆弱性が存在します。 マイクロソフトセキュリティ情報には、この脆弱性は「Windows GDI の特権の昇格の脆弱性」と記載されています。 本脆弱性は、CVE-2017-0005、CVE-2017-0025、および CVE-2017-0047 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2017-001883複数の Microsoft Windows 製品の Graphics Device Interface における権限昇格の脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品の Graphics Device Interface (GDI) には、権限を取得される脆弱性が存在します。 マイクロソフトセキュリティ情報には、この脆弱性は「Windows GDI の特権の昇格の脆弱性」と記載されています。 本脆弱性は、CVE-2017-0001、CVE-2017-0005、および CVE-2017-0025 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-4759Windows XP, Vista, 8, Server 2003 보안 업데이트 권고

#### Windows XP, Vista, 8, Server 2003 보안 업데이트 권고 2017.06.14 ##### □ 개요 o MS社는 WannaCry 랜섬웨어, Shadow Brokers(해킹그룹)의 Exploit 도구 공개 등 자사 제품에 대한 사이버 공격 위험성이 높아짐에 따라, 지원을 종료한 운영체제에 대한 보안 업데이트를 발표[1] o 영향 받는 운영체제 사용자는 아래 내용을 확인하여 수동 업데이트를 설치하는 것을 권고 ##### □ 영향 받는 운영체제 o Windows XP - 관련취약점 구분 취약점 중요도 영향 CVE-2008-4250 (MS08-067) 서버 서비스 원격코드실행 취약점 긴급 원격코드실행 CVE-2010-2729 (MS10-061) 인쇄 스풀러 서비스 원격 코드 실행 취약점 긴급 원격코드실행 CVE-2017-0143, CVE-2017-0144, CVE-2017-0145, CVE-2017-0146, CVE-2017-0147, CVE-2017-0148 (MS17-010) SMB 원격코드실행 취약점 긴급 원격코드실행 CVE-2017-0001, CVE-2017-0005, CVE-2017-0014, CVE-2017-0025, CVE-2017-0038, CVE-2017-0047, CVE-2017-0060, CVE-2017-0061, CVE-2017-0062, CVE-2017-0063, CVE-2017-0073, CVE-2017-0108 (MS17-013) 그래픽 요소 원격코드실행 취약점 긴급 원격코드실행 CVE-2017-0176 Remote Desktop Protocol 원격코드실행 취약점 긴급 원격코드실행 CVE-2017-0222 Internet Explorer 메모리손상 취약점 긴급 원격코드실행 CVE-2017-0267, CVE-2017-0280 SMB 정보유출 취약점 긴급 원격코드실행 CVE-2017-7269 WebDAV 원격코드실행 취약점 긴급 원격코드실행 CVE-2017-8461 Windows RPC 원격코드실행 취약점 긴급 원격코드실행 CVE-2017-8487 Windows olecnv32.dll 원격코드실행 취약점 긴급 원격코드실행 CVE-2017-8543 Windows 찾기 기능 원격코드실행 취약점 긴급 원격코드실행 CVE-2017-8552 Win32k 권한상승 취약점 중요 원격코드실행 - 업데이트 KB번호 : 958644, 2347290, 4012598, 4012583, 4022747, 40182

Official advisory ↗
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Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
A mitigation or workaround reference is available from the source linked below; validate it against the affected product and version.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 17 Mar 2017 · Last source change 21 Oct 2025, 23:55 UTC · CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-0372
Product sourceCISA KEV
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCISA KEV
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. ENISA known-exploited stateENISA EUVD now records this CVE in its known-exploited dataset.
    Before
    not listed in ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset
    After
    listed in ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset (EUVD-2017-0372)
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  2. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2017-0372 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2017-0372"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  3. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    After
    Windows GDI: The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    CNA ↗
  4. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added patch: blogs.technet.microsoft.com/detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of-privilege-exploit-for-cve-2017-0005; added patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com/CVE-2017-0005; 1 further additions.
    Before
    no authoritative guidance recorded
    After
    patch: blogs.technet.microsoft.com/detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of-privilege-exploit-for-cve-2017-0005 · patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com/CVE-2017-0005 · remediation: portal.msrc.microsoft.com/CVE-2017-0005
    portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗
  5. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    After
    The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    CNA ↗
  6. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Patch available
    portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗
  7. Public exploit evidencePublic exploit evidence changed from No public exploit to Public exploit reference.
    Before
    No public exploit
    After
    Public exploit reference
    blogs.technet.microsoft.com ↗
  8. CVSS scoreCVSS scoring authority changed from CISA ADP to NIST NVD; the displayed base score remained 7.8.
    Before
    7.8 (CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
    After
    7.8 (CVSS 3.1 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
    NIST NVD ↗
  9. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Added to CISA KEV
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-0372↗CISA KEV record↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Public exploit reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2017-0005 · cve.blacktree.nl