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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-0100: Windows COM Session Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-0100: Windows COM Session Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/14/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/14/2017
Modified
08/07/2024

Description

A DCOM object in Helppane.exe in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows HelpPane Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4012606
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4013198
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4013429
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4013429
  • msft-kb4012212-13c36c25-fee4-429f-933e-f93ebfbb91f5
  • msft-kb4012212-36e1591a-f6d3-44d2-aa25-540234b7eb36
  • msft-kb4012212-4ee6f09d-38d9-47ef-8ba9-dd802352b8ee
  • msft-kb4012212-652eea96-c2e8-4548-8f9a-40964e5e6a74
  • msft-kb4012212-c682d11d-fc2e-4852-9da7-c2198958bf6c
  • msft-kb4012212-fb31138f-b6a5-499c-9eb6-5b5f9fff6bfd
  • msft-kb4012213-317ca43c-7dfe-4e04-8a21-2c6c4ab4fbb9
  • msft-kb4012213-5d351df3-6efb-4b17-93e0-b0e3a5babbc3
  • msft-kb4012213-80bc2b42-a953-4096-8595-130e9a9c9fb9
  • msft-kb4012214-1949e6d5-95b0-4e90-acfb-73c9d295fbbf
  • msft-kb4012214-57dbd57f-89b2-4abb-8582-14fc17870bb8
  • msft-kb4012214-b4d71d8b-1f2d-4958-ad08-e379293d71e8

References

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