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CVE-2017-0083
published 2017-03-17

CVE-2017-0083: Uniscribe 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…

PriorityP272high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
42.55%
98.5th percentile
Uniscribe 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-2017-0072, CVE-2017-0084, CVE-2017-0086, CVE-2017-0087, CVE-2017-0088, CVE-2017-0089, and CVE-2017-0090.

Affected

14 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_server_2008
microsoftwindows_server_2012
microsoft_corporationwindows_uniscribe
msrcwindows_7_for_32-bit_systems_service_pack_1
msrcwindows_7_for_x64-based_systems_service_pack_1
msrcwindows_server_2008_for_32-bit_systems_service_pack_2
msrcwindows_server_2008_for_itanium-based_systems_service_pack_2
msrcwindows_server_2008_for_x64-based_systems_service_pack_2
msrcwindows_server_2008_r2_for_itanium-based_systems_service_pack_1
msrcwindows_server_2008_r2_for_x64-based_systems_service_pack_1
msrcwindows_vista_service_pack_2
msrcwindows_vista_x64_edition_service_pack_2

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Vulnerability exists in Windows Uniscribe due to improper handling of objects in memory; monitor for exploitation via specially crafted websites or document files delivered through web-based or file-sharing attack vectors.
  • Web-based attack vector: attacker hosts a specially crafted website and lures users via links in email or instant messages; monitor for suspicious outbound web traffic to attacker-controlled sites from Uniscribe-processing contexts.
  • File-sharing attack vector: attacker delivers a specially crafted document file; monitor for suspicious document opens that trigger Uniscribe processing (e.g., unusual usp10.dll activity).
  • ·Exploit status at time of advisory: not publicly disclosed and not exploited in the wild; exploitation rated 'Less Likely' for older software releases.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc8.8HIGH
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