CVE-2017-8528
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.199 · 97 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.1–9.3
weaknesses
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affected products (21)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Corporation Uniscribe≤ 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.enisa_euvdEU
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2012all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98949cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8528cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98949enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8528enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98949Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8528PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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