CVE-2017-0166

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."

• CWE-131

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97446Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038245
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0166Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97446Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038245
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0166Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Apr 12, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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