CVE-2017-0072

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-0072
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-17 00:59:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionUniscribe in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Uniscribe Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0083, CVE-2017-0084, CVE-2017-0086, CVE-2017-0087, CVE-2017-0088, CVE-2017-0089, and CVE-2017-0090.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | Remote Code Execution

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Microsoft Corporation Windows Uniscribe affected Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 portal.msrc.microsoft.com Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Windows Uniscribe Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft Windows Uniscribe CVE-2017-0072 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Windows - Uniscribe Font Processing Buffer Overflow in 'USP10!FillAlternatesList' (MS17-011) - Windows dos Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
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