VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-0166
CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability6.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-04-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 classification
- CWE-131: Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com — Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory