CVE-2017-0166 Integer overflow in LDAP
An attacker can escalate privileges on a Domain Controller by sending malicious LDAP traffic due to improper buffer length calculations.
- 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-2017-0166?
CVE-2017-0166 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 12 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when LDAP request buffer lengths are improperly calculated. In a remote attack scenario, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application to send malicious traffic to a Domain Controller, aka "LDAP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-131
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0166?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0166?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-0166 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0166 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-39cj-3mcf-vq77.