# CVE-2017-0005

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0001, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2017-0005
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-05-24; CISA due date 2022-06-14
- EPSS: 11.02% (percentile 96.0)
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 1 GitHub proof of concept (first 2019-11-05)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-10)
- Published: 2017-03-17

## Affected versions

- Microsoft Corporation Windows GDI: affected The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033
- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002
- [other] https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/03/27/detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of-privilege-exploit-for-cve-2017-0005/
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0005

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