# CVE-2017-0103: Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2017-0103 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by KB4012215, released March 14, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0103 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 6.3 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0294 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Vendor exploitability assessment: N/A - Published: Mar 14, 2017 - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0103 ## Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.

A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that the Windows Kernel API properly handles objects in memory.

## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4012215](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012215.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4012212](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012212.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4012215](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012215.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4012212](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012212.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4012215](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012215.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4012212](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012212.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4012215](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012215.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4012212](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012212.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4012215](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012215.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4012212](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012212.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB4011981](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4011981.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4011981](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4011981.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB4011981](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4011981.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB4011981](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4011981.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4011981](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4011981.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB4012217](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012217.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB4012214](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012214.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4012217](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012217.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4012214](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012214.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Vista Service Pack 2 | | [KB4011981](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4011981.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 | | [KB4011981](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4011981.md) | Mar 14, 2017 | --- Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo