Memory corruption in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-0086

 

Memory corruption in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-0086

Published: March 14, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6053
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0086
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the way Windows Uniscribe handles objects in memory. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2017-0086

Install updates from vendor's website.



Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

External References

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