CVE-2017-0045

Windows DVD Maker in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Vista SP2...

5.5 MediumPublic exploit

Windows DVD Maker in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Vista SP2 does not properly parse crafted .msdvd files, which allows attackers to obtain information to compromise a target system, aka "Windows DVD Maker Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

6.58%Down 32.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2017-0045
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-0045
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0412 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-0412
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8x5p-qjg7-wv4q 5.5

Windows DVD Maker in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Vista SP2...

Record: GHSA-8x5p-qjg7-wv4q
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows DVD Maker 6.1.7 - XML External Entity Injection	2017-03-16

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-0045 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Microsoft Windows 7, published March 17, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.58%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.