CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0283

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Uniscribe in various versions of Windows and Microsoft applications allows remote code execution due to improper handling of objects in memory.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update systems and applications to the latest versions to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Microsoft Lync 2013 SP1, Skype for Business 2016, Microsoft Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime when installed on Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft Silverlight 5 when installed on Microsoft Windows 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-2017-8528.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS