CVE-2017-0004 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system reboot by sending a crafted authentication request to the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service in Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-0004?
CVE-2017-0004 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 10 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted authentication request, aka "Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0004?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0004?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0004 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-0004 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0004 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vh77-9c84-463g.