Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2017-0244 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	98109
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2017-0244
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	May 09 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	May 23 2017 04:23PM
Credit:	Stefan Le Berre Sogeti ESEC R&D
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2 Microsoft Windows 7 for x64-based Systems SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems SP1
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2017-0244 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode with elevated privileges.

Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2017-0244 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2017-0244 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

• Microsoft Windows Homepage (Microsoft)
  
• CVE-2017-0244 | Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (Microsoft)