Windows COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2017-0214ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:40435 | Date: (C)2017-05-10 (M)2024-03-06 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows fails to properly validate input before loading type libraries. An attacker could use this vulnerability to elevate their privilege level. To exploit this vulnerability an attacker would first need to have access to the local system and have the ability to execute a malicious application. The update corrects how Windows validates permissions when loading type libraries.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |