PT-2017-18480 · Microsoft · Windows Uniscribe+16

Published 2017-09-12 · Updated 2017-09-21 · CVE-2017-8695

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 Windows Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Windows Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows 8.1 Windows Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 Windows Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Windows Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Server 2016 Office 2007 SP3 Office 2010 SP2 Word Viewer Office for Mac 2011 and 2016 Skype for Business 2016 Lync 2013 SP1 Lync 2010 Lync 2010 Attendee Live Meeting 2007 Add-in and Console

Description An information disclosure issue exists when Windows Uniscribe improperly discloses the contents of its memory. This could allow an attacker to obtain information to further compromise a user's system via a specially crafted document or an untrusted webpage.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, update the system to prevent information disclosure. For Windows 7 SP1, apply the necessary patch to fix the Windows Uniscribe issue. For Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Server 2016, ensure the latest security updates are installed to address the vulnerability. For Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Viewer, Office for Mac 2011 and 2016, Skype for Business 2016, Lync 2013 SP1, Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Attendee, and Live Meeting 2007 Add-in and Console, apply the recommended security updates to prevent exploitation.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8695

Affected Products

Live Meeting

Lync

Office

Office 2007

Office 2010

Office For Mac

Skype For Business

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2016

Windows Uniscribe

Word Viewer

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-8695 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8695 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8695 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8695 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8695 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100773 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039344 · Note