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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-0023: Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-0023: Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/14/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/14/2017
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

The PDF library in Microsoft Edge; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, aka "Microsoft PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4012606
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4013198
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4013429
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4012214
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4012213
  • msft-kb4012213-317ca43c-7dfe-4e04-8a21-2c6c4ab4fbb9
  • msft-kb4012213-5d351df3-6efb-4b17-93e0-b0e3a5babbc3
  • msft-kb4012214-1949e6d5-95b0-4e90-acfb-73c9d295fbbf
  • msft-kb4012214-b4d71d8b-1f2d-4958-ad08-e379293d71e8

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