Vulnerability in Microsoft Lync
CVE-2017-0283
Uniscribe 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, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Microsoft Lync 2013 SP1, Skype for Business 2016, Microsoft Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime when installed on Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft Silverlight 5 when installed on Microsoft Windows allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Uniscribe Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8528.
EPSS: 0.390 (98.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Lync — versions 2013
- Microsoft Office — versions 2007, 2010
- Microsoft Office_word_viewer
- Microsoft Silverlight — versions 5.0
- Microsoft Skype_for_business — versions 2016
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1511, 1607, 1703
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_8.1 — versions rt
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_server_2012 — versions r2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0283?
- CVE-2017-0283 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Lync. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0283?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-0283 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.