CVE-2017-8691

high-risk
Published 2017-08-08

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."

Do I need to act?

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41.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 58% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100090
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039096
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-142
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8691
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100090
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039096
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-142
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8691
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 17/34 · Moderate
Exposure 9/34 · Low