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CVE-2017-8691
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-08-08T21:29:01.987 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:26:48.090

Summary

Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allow an attacker to execute code remotely on a target system when the Windows font library fails to properly handle specially crafted embedded fonts, aka "Express Compressed Fonts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

microsoft — windows_7

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References

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