An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when LDAP request buffer lengths are improperly calculated
Published Apr 12, 2017
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.42%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when LDAP request buffer lengths are improperly calculated. In a remote attack scenario, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application to send malicious traffic to a Domain Controller, aka "LDAP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected products
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- Version WindowsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | LDAP | n/a |
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- n/a
- 1511
- 1607
- 1703
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.42% (0.06415) | 93.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.42% (0.06415) | 92.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01463) | 79.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.77% (0.05769) | 83.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 78.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00586) | 78.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00586) | 77.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00586) | 74.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.42% (0.06416) | 91.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.42% (0.06416) | 90.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.42% (0.06416) | 78.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 86.41th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 86.25th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 93.70th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97446 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038245 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0166 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97446 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038245 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0166 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory |
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