CVE-2017-8691

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 High 8.8
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."
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-8691
  • Assigner
  • secure@microsoft.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-08-08T21:29:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 8.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8691 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039096 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100090 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-142
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8691
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8691
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:29:21 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 19:46:50 2017-08-08T21:29Z 2017-08-08T21:29:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 19:46:50 2019-10-03T00:03:26 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 19:46:50 Modified Vulnerability Status updated