PT-2017-12268 · Microsoft · Windows

Hossein Lotfi + 2 · Published 2017-11-14 · Updated 2018-03-07 · CVE-2017-11835

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine, which incorrectly parses specially crafted embedded fonts. This can allow an attacker to potentially read data that was not intended to be disclosed. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-11835

ZDI-17-1010

ZDI-17-1014

Affected Products

Windows

References · 9

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11835 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11835 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-1014 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11835 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-1010 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-11835 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11835 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101736 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039782 · Note