PT-2017-2552 · Microsoft · Wordpad+8

Published 2017-07-11 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8588

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft WordPad versions in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016

Description The issue is related to the way Microsoft WordPad parses specially crafted files, allowing a remote code execution. This is due to insufficient access control in the text editor. Exploitation of the vulnerability may enable a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted file.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01763

CVE-2017-8588

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2016

Wordpad

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8588 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-8588 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8588 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01763 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8588 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8588 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038857 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99400 · Note