Used in attacks· fix by 2022-03-24Not scored yet
Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI)
CVE-2017-0001
The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges
What this means for your business
- It affects Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI). It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 3 March 2022.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 3% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 87% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI).
- 2If you do, follow CISA's required action below. No patch reference has been published yet.
- 3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 24 March 2022. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
- 4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.
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Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
Scoring
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
Dates
- Published
- 2022-03-03
- Added to KEV
- 2022-03-03
- Remediation due
- 2022-03-24
- Sources
- CISA KEV