# CVE-2017-0058: A Win32k information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2017-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Windows: Windows

## Description

A Win32k information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97462
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41879/
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0058
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41879

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