CVE-2017-11832 Information disclosure in Microsoft Graphics Component
An attacker can read unintended memory data by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted embedded font file in Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11832?
CVE-2017-11832 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 15 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Microsoft Windows embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and 2008 R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allows an attacker to potentially read data that was not intended to be disclosed, due to the way that the Microsoft Windows EOT font engine parses specially crafted embedded fonts, aka "Windows EOT Font Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11835.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11832?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11832?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-11832 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11832 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3vgj-5w55-27c9.