Description
Windows graphics on Microsoft 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, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016, allows an attacker to execute remote code by the way it handles embedded fonts, aka "Win32k Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8682.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows graphics | Microsoft 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, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 | — |
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows Kernel - 'win32k.sys' '.TTF' Font Processing Out-of-Bounds Read with Malformed 'glyf' Table 'win32k!fsc_CalcGrayRow' (Denial of Service) EDB-42746 · dos · Sep 18, 2017 · verified
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References
- 42746 exploit
- 1039338 vdb-entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8683
- 100781 vdb-entry