CVE-2017-8691

Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allow an attacker to execute code remotely on a target system when the Windows font library fails to properly handle specially crafted embedded fonts, aka "Express Compressed Fonts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

• CWE-119

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100090Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039096Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-142
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8691Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100090Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039096Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-142
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8691Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Aug 8, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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