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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8728: Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8728: Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/12/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/12/2017
Modified
06/10/2024

Description

Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Windows PDF Library handles objects in memory, aka "Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8737.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4038781
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4038783
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4038782
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4038788
  • msft-kb4038782-e895239d-88ad-4ac3-b68f-8abb6b489d19
  • msft-kb4038786-2ac4d3a4-287f-4f33-bb61-b7b81245f55b
  • msft-kb4038786-6c356cec-ee0d-458a-9561-daba4b9d324a
  • msft-kb4038786-793b7e3e-090e-472e-b275-b520b5832a77
  • msft-kb4038793-8c3d7238-564c-4ed3-ae6f-e3d9881f6f5f
  • msft-kb4038793-9516efa8-6493-43de-979c-ebf2aa89aa69
  • msft-kb4038793-d97e9753-f904-44d9-87a2-35cbf248aef4

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