CVE-2017-0117HighCVSS 4.4
Windows Uniscribe Information Disclosure Vulnerability
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Uniscribe improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Uniscribe handles objects in memory.
🎯 Affected products12
- Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
- Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Vista Service Pack 2
- Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
✅ Remediation
KB4012215 (Monthly Rollup) KB4012212 (Security Only) KB4012583 (Security Update)
🔗 References (7)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0117
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4012215
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4012215
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4012212
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4012212
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4012583
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/4012583