High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-0278
CVE-2017-0278
Description
The Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute remote code by the way it handles certain requests, aka "Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0272, CVE-2017-0277, and CVE-2017-0279.
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Affected products
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- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0v5Range: 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0278nvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98271nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038430nvd
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02nvd
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