High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Mar 17, 2017· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2017-0005
CVE-2017-0005
Description
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.
Affected products
15cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/03/27/detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of-privilege-exploit-for-cve-2017-0005/nvdExploitMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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