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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-0103: Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-0103: Windows Registry 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
09/06/2024

Description

The kernel API in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 mishandles registry objects in memory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4012214
  • msft-kb4011981-1f4fc5b8-2859-40cb-bfe2-d5bc92836c80
  • msft-kb4011981-28b943a1-5e63-4a2c-b246-7a021bc926de
  • msft-kb4011981-34acb665-53e5-4d30-b959-0bab7c3b2fbc
  • msft-kb4011981-35a03a1e-f2ae-467d-800d-79c51be5db60
  • msft-kb4011981-4bed74fc-6c58-4d62-b87d-a96ae7e7858b
  • msft-kb4011981-711bcb94-06eb-4f78-8df8-8dcb254cae96
  • 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-kb4012214-1949e6d5-95b0-4e90-acfb-73c9d295fbbf
  • msft-kb4012214-b4d71d8b-1f2d-4958-ad08-e379293d71e8

References

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