CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-0211

Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

Published: Apr 12, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 versions of Microsoft Windows OLE when it fails an integrity-level check, aka Windows OLE Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Weakness

The product uses an externally controlled name or reference that resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Windows_10Microsoft**
Windows_10Microsoft1511 (including)1511 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft1607 (including)1607 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft1703 (including)1703 (including)
Windows_8.1Microsoft**
Windows_rt_8.1Microsoft**
Windows_server_2012Microsoft**
Windows_server_2012Microsoftr2 (including)r2 (including)
Windows_server_2016Microsoft**

References