CVE-2017-8696
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.143 · 97 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Windows Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; Office for Mac 2011 and 2016; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; and Live Meeting 2007 Add-in and Console allows an attacker to execute code remotely via a specially crafted website or a specially crafted document or email attachment, aka "Microsoft Graphics Component Remote Code Execution."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.6
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affected products (25)
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also known as (6)
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sources
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references (7)
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- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8696cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100780enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039344enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8696enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100780Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039344Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8696PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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