SB2017061313 - Windows COM Session Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published: June 13, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017061313
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0298)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper authentication by DCOM object in Helppane.exe. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application after another user logged on to the same system via Terminal Services or Fast User Switching and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in full system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.