CVE-2017-8691 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allow an attacker to execute code remotely on a target system when the Windows font library fails to properly handle specially crafted embedded fonts, aka "Express Compressed Fonts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Published: 2017-08-08

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 41.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.41644.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100090
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039096
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-142
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8691

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 7 Windows Server 2008

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-08-08T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:58:35.713Z

Reserved: 2017-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8691

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-08T21:29:01.987

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8691

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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