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CVE detail

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 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.

CVSS 8.1 · HighBuzz score 24.4

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 24.4

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 17.9 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
17.9
5 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
5 source links · newest first
  • Focused on mining Monero crypto-currency, a new botnet has managed to ensnare over half a million machines to date, Proofpoint reports.

    newswww.securityweek.comFeb 2, 2018, 10:39 AM
  • Researchers from Proofpoint discovered a huge botnet dubbed ‘Smominru’ that is using the EternalBlue exploit to infect Windows computers and recruit them in Monero cryptocurrency mining activities. The number of cyber attacks against the cryptocurrency sector continues, vxers are focusing their efforts on the development of cryptocurrency/miner malware. Recently security experts observed cryptocurrency miners leveraging the NSA EternalBlue SMB exploit […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comFeb 1, 2018, 11:46 AM
  • According to a new research conducted by experts at Rapid7, there are 4.1 million Windows endpoints exposed online via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The researchers discovered that there are 11 million open 3389/TCP endpoints, and that 4.1 million of them are RDP. “We analyzed the responses, tallying any that appeared to be from RDP speaking […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comAug 14, 2017, 5:29 PM
  • There are 4.1 million Windows endpoints online that would accept communication via the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in one way or another, a recent Rapid7 report reveals.

    newswww.securityweek.comAug 14, 2017, 1:58 PM
  • Microsoft has released patches for Windows XP and other outdated versions of the operating system to fix several critical vulnerabilities that are at heightened risk of being exploited by state-sponsored actors and other threat groups.

    newswww.securityweek.comJun 14, 2017, 9:02 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars
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