CVE-2014-1817: microsoft windows_7

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-1817 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microsoft windows_7. EPSS estimates a 18.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-06-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

usp10.dll in Uniscribe (aka the Unicode Script Processor) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP1 and SP2, Live Meeting 2007 Console, Lync 2010 and 2013, Lync 2010 Attendee, and Lync Basic 2013 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted EMF+ record in a font file, aka "Unicode Scripts Processor Vulnerability."

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.