CVE-2017-8682 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 49.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Windows graphics on Microsoft 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, and 1703, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 , and Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 allows an attacker to execute remote code by the way it handles embedded fonts, aka "Win32k Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8683.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 49.77% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-09-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (10)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | office 2007 |
| microsoft | office 2010 |
| 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
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100772
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039352
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8682
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42744/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100772
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039352
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8682
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42744/
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