CVE-2017-8683

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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, and Windows Server 2016, 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-2017-8682.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039338

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100781

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42746/

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8683

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-09-13

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.18156