CVE-2017-8527: microsoft corporation graphics

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8527 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microsoft corporation graphics. EPSS estimates a 19.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-06-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Graphics 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, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Graphics Remote Code Execution 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.