PT-2017-18416 · Microsoft · Windows Server+1

Pedro Gallegos · Published 2017-07-11 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8566

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege due to the Windows Input Method Editor (IME) improperly handling parameters in a method of a DCOM class. This allows attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows versions 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8566

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Server

References · 7

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8566 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8566 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8566 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8566 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-8566 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038853 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99404 · Note