CVE-2017-8528 in the critical feed json
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 Go…
published 2017-06-15 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-17478
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 19.9%
- EPSS 19.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, and Microsoft Office 2010 SP2 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Uniscribe Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0283.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
19.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Uniscribe
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8528
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/98949
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-8528
- NVD CVE-2017-8528
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