CVE-2017-0176
A buffer overflow in Smart Card authentication code in gpkcsp.dll in Microsoft Windows XP through...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-0176- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-0176- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0543 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0543- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pw37-qhwf-p7xf
A buffer overflow in Smart Card authentication code in gpkcsp.dll in Microsoft Windows XP through...
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.
- Record
GHSA-pw37-qhwf-p7xf- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-0176 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published June 22, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.8%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/98550
support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4022747/security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003
blog.fortinet.com/2017/05/11/deep-analysis-of-esteemaudit
blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/04/14/protecting-customers-and-evaluating-risk
blog.0patch.com/2017/06/a-quick-analysis-of-microsofts.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0176
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pw37-qhwf-p7xf