CVE-2017-0060· NVD / CVE Program· CNA microsoft

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0060 and CVE-2017-0062.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded

Info leak

BDU:2017-00743

Published: Mar 16, 2017
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 15.9% · 97th percentile
CWE: CWE-200

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Low priority for now.

CVSS: 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 5 / 30 · 15.9%

Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
microsoft	live meeting	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:live_meeting
microsoft	lync	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync
microsoft	office	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office
microsoft	office word viewer	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer
microsoft	skype for business	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:skype_for_business
microsoft	skype for business basic	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:skype_for_business_basic
microsoft	windows 10	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10
microsoft	windows 7	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7
microsoft	windows 8.1	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1
microsoft	windows rt 8.1	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1
microsoft	windows server 2008	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008
microsoft	windows server 2012	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012

and 2 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

microsoft windows server 2008all versions
microsoft windows server 2008r2
microsoft windows server 2012all versions
microsoft windows server 2012r2
microsoft windows server 2016all versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Microsoft Corporation Windows GDI+
- The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Goldaffected

Same product

microsoft: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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CVE-2016-3304The Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2
46Plan
CVE-2016-3303The Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2
46Plan
CVE-2015-2431Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2, Live Meeting 2007 Console, Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Attendee, Lync 2013 SP1, and Lync Basic 2013 SP1 all
46Plan
CVE-2015-6108The Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8; Windows 8.1; Windows
45Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Exploit-DB entry	dos	2017-03-20

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

PublishedMar 16, 2017
First PoCMar 20, 2017+3 d
TodaySep 30, 2026+3485 d

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
A low-privileged account is enough.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: none
Availability: none

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: None
Availability impact: None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-200 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

json

1{2  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],3  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }4}

Fixed

json

1{2  "permissions": ["activeTab"],3  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]4}

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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