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CVE-2017-8696

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 14.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Windows Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; 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 allows an attacker to execute code remotely via a specially crafted website or a specially crafted document or email attachment, aka "Microsoft Graphics Component Remote Code Execution."

Affected products

• Microsoft Live Meeting: 2007
• Microsoft Lync Server: 2010, 2013-sp1
• Microsoft Office 2007: all versions
• Microsoft Office 2010: all versions
• Microsoft Office Web Apps: 2010-sp2
• Microsoft Office Word Viewer: all versions
• Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2019 CU2: 2016
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100780
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039344
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8696
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100780
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039344
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8696

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