CVE-2017-0166

high

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."

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0166

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038245

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97446

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-04-12

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High