vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8591: Windows IME Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 8, 2017 | Aug 8, 2017 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 8, 2017
Added
Aug 8, 2017
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
Windows Input Method Editor (IME) in Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an remote code execution vulnerability when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows IME Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4034668microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4034660microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4034658microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4034674microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4034666microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4034672microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4034658msft-kb4034666-06788602-9720-4530-adaf-3ade53334f5dmsft-kb4034666-3814cdd8-1132-44c8-ad17-7e66764c5f3emsft-kb4034672-5e2c1fce-cac9-4bdc-b408-1c48639a054amsft-kb4034672-8bfab119-d7dc-4131-8762-2281a77aa742
References
- BID-99430
- CVE-2017-8591
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-8591
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4034658
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4034660
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4034666
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4034668
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4034672
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4034674
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