CVE-2017-0291CriticalCVSS 3.6

Windows PDF Remote Code Execution

Published
June 13, 2017
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows if a user opens a specially crafted .pdf file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could cause arbitrary code to execute in the context of the current user. If a user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. The update addresses the vulnerabilities by modifying how Windows parses .pdf files.

🎯 Affected products17

  • Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
  • Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
  • Windows RT 8.1
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB4022727 (Security Update) KB4022714 (Security Update) KB4022715 (Security Update) KB4022726 (Monthly Rollup) KB4022717 (Security Only) KB4022724 (Monthly Rollup) KB4022718 (Security Only) KB4022725 (Security Update)

🔗 References (9)