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CVE-2017-8691

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

2017-08-08T21:29:01.987

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100090 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039096 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-142 ([email protected])
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8691 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100090 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039096 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-142 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8691 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)