Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-8588
Published: July 11, 2017 / Updated: July 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7460
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-2017-8588
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing documents in WordPad. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it using WordPad application 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
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8588
Install updates from vendor's website.