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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-0078: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-0078: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/14/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/14/2017
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0024, CVE-2017-0026, CVE-2017-0056, CVE-2017-0079, CVE-2017-0080, CVE-2017-0081, CVE-2017-0082.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4012606
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4013198
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4012214
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4012213
  • msft-kb4012213-317ca43c-7dfe-4e04-8a21-2c6c4ab4fbb9
  • msft-kb4012213-5d351df3-6efb-4b17-93e0-b0e3a5babbc3
  • msft-kb4012214-1949e6d5-95b0-4e90-acfb-73c9d295fbbf
  • msft-kb4012214-b4d71d8b-1f2d-4958-ad08-e379293d71e8

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