CVE-2017-8727Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Corporation Microsoft Windows Text Services Framework

Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
20.5%
top 4.42%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 13
Latest updateMay 13

Description

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how Microsoft Windows Text Services Framework handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Shell Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.6 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages14 packages

CVEListV5microsoft_corporation/microsoft_windows_text_services_frameworkWindows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-rxch-w9cc-r388: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 82022-05-13

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability2017-10-10

🕵️Threat Intelligence

3
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 20172017-10-10
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 20172017-10-10
Zscaler
Zscaler found Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | 11-10-2017