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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2017-8487 EUVD-2017-17437GHSA-84p6-78m2-238m

Windows OLE in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows an attacker to execute code when a victim opens a specially crafted file or progra…

Published Jun 15, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

Windows OLE in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows an attacker to execute code when a victim opens a specially crafted file or program aka "Windows olecnv32.dll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Microsoft Windows Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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