# CVE-2017-5717: Privilege escalation in Intel Graphics Driver

> An unprivileged local attacker can elevate privileges via a type confusion vulnerability in the Intel Graphics Driver Content Protection HECI Service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p7rr-mjwc-j7xm

## What is CVE-2017-5717?

CVE-2017-5717 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver, published on 12 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Type Confusion in Content Protection HECI Service in Intel Graphics Driver allows unprivileged user to elevate privileges via local access.

Weakness: CWE-704 (Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5717?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Graphics Driver.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5717?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5717 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5717 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-5717 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Intel Content Protection HECI Service - Type Confusion Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel Graphics Driver

- [CVE-2018-12214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12214/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2018-12216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12216/): Code injection in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2018-12220](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12220/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2020-0504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0504/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-0508](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0508/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5717 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5717 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver, published on 12 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-5717 exists.

Affected product: Intel Graphics Driver. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5717/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5717/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5717
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5717
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5717

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