What is CVE-2017-12939?

CVE-2017-12939 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-12939?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2017-12939

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability was identified in all Windows versions of Unity Editor, e.g., before 5.3.8p2, 5.4.x before 5.4.5p5, 5.5.x before 5.5.4p3, 5.6.x before 5.6.3p1, and 2017.x before 2017.1.0p4.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.047 (90.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Unity3d Unity_editor — versions 5.3.8, 5.4.0, 5.4.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12939?: CVE-2017-12939 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-12939?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.