TI-2017-06213 Aliases CVE-2017-8691 GHSA-wwvx-xw8g-3vv3

Memory corruption in Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers

MEDIUM 57CWE-119Published 2017-08-08 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.19765 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Microsoft	Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers	Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers VendorMicrosoft Affected Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::	r2 sp1	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8691
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wwvx-xw8g-3vv3

References

Patch 1

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8691

Other 1

https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-142

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Sources

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