CVE-2017-0285 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Uniscribe in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, and Microsoft Office Word Viewer allows improper disclosure of memory contents, aka "Windows Uniscribe Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0282, CVE-2017-0284, and CVE-2017-8534.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.97% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-06-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | office |
| microsoft | office word viewer |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - 'USP10!SubstituteNtoM' Uniscribe Font Processing Out-of-Bounds Memory Read | 2017-06-23 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98914
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0285
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42236/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98914
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0285
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42236/
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