Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows 7
CVE-2017-11832
The Microsoft Windows embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and 2008 R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allows an attacker to potentially read data that was not intended to be disclosed, due to the way that the Microsoft Windows EOT font engine parses specially crafted embedded fonts, aka "Windows EOT Font Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11835.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.021 (79.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_server_2012
- Microsoft Corporation Graphics Component — versions Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and 2008 R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012.
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11832?
- CVE-2017-11832 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11832?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.