CVE-2017-0148

Microsoft SMBv1 server: Remote Code Execution

As of , CVE-2017-0148 in Microsoft SMBv1 server is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 6 April 2022
US federal deadline
27 April 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Known
EPSS score
0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.85 on 6 April 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
3 Metasploit modules and 3 Exploit-DB entries (2 verified)
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

The SMBv1 server in Microsoft allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

CISA's description

The SMBv1 server 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; and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets, aka "Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0143, CVE-2017-0144, CVE-2017-0145, and CVE-2017-0146.

The CVE record's description, from microsoft

CVE published
17 March 2017
Assigned by
microsoft
CVSS
8.1 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 41891).
  3. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 41987).
  4. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 47456).
  5. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  6. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

SMBv1 server: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2017-0147Windows SMBv1 Information DisclosureMicrosoft SMBv1 serverPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.99; verified Exploit-DB entry0.99

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