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CVE-2017-0072

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 42.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Uniscribe Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0083, CVE-2017-0084, CVE-2017-0086, CVE-2017-0087, CVE-2017-0088, CVE-2017-0089, and CVE-2017-0090.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96599
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037992
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0072
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41654/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96599
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037992
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0072
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41654/

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