CVE-2017-0285

MEDIUMNVD 5.05.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.0 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 5.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
5.0
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 3%CVSS: 5.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Uniscribe in 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, 1703, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, and Microsoft Office Word Viewer allows improper disclosure of memory contents, aka "Windows Uniscribe Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0282, CVE-2017-0284, and CVE-2017-8534.

CVSS v3
5.0
EG Score
5.0(medium)
EPSS
85.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 15, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (6)

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 35× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-42236✓ verified
    First seen Jun 23, 2017

    Microsoft Windows - 'USP10!SubstituteNtoM' Uniscribe Font Processing Out-of-Bounds Memory Read

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-0285?
CVE-2017-0285 is a medium vulnerability published on June 15, 2017. Uniscribe in 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, 1703, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, and Microsoft Office Word Viewer allows improper disclosure of…
When was CVE-2017-0285 disclosed?
CVE-2017-0285 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 15, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-0285 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-0285 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 85.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-0285?
CVE-2017-0285 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-0285?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-0285, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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