CVE-2017-0039

CVE-2017-0039 is a local privilege escalation in Windows where loading of DLLs is mishandled, allowing a crafted application to gain elevated privileges on Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 (as described by the CVE entry and corroborated by MSRC/MSKB/MS17-012 references). The vulnerab...

Microsoft Windows CVE-2017-0039 DLL Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. A local attacker can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 for x64-based Systems SP1 Microso...

Microsoft Windows DLL Loading Remote Code Execution (MS17-012: CVE-2017-0039)

A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to the way Windows improperly validates input before loading certain libraries. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted file...