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CVE-2017-8566

Microsoft Windows 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to Windows Input Method Editor (IME) improperly handling parameters in a method of a DCOM class, aka "Windows IME Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Published

2017-07-11T21:29:01.187

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10	1607	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10	1703	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2016	*	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99404 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038853 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8566 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99404 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038853 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8566 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)