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Kaspersky LabKLA11040

HistoryJun 05, 2017 - 12:00 a.m.

KLA11040 Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

2017-06-0500:00:00

Kaspersky Lab

threats.kaspersky.com

106

7.2 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.6%

JSON

An improper handling of objects in memory in Windows kernel-mode driver was found in Microsoft Windows. By exploiting this vulnerability malicious users can gain privileges. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely via a specially designed application by a malicious user who has logged on to the system.

Original advisories

CVE-2017-8552

Related products

Microsoft-Windows-7

Microsoft-Windows-Server-2008

CVE list

CVE-2017-8552 high

KB list

4019264

4019263

4019204

Solution

Install necessary updates from the KB section, that are listed in your Windows Update (Windows Update usually can be accessed from the Control Panel)

Impacts

Privilege escalation. Exploitation of vulnerabilities with this impact can lead to performing by abuser actions, which are normally disallowed for current role.