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CVE-2017-8487

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 52.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Windows OLE in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows an attacker to execute code when a victim opens a specially crafted file or program aka "Windows olecnv32.dll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99013
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038702
• https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4025218/security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42211/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99013
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038702
• https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4025218/security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42211/

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