High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-8691

Description

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."

Affected products

Microsoft Corporation/Windows Kernel-Mode Driversv5
Range: Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1
Microsoft/Windows 7
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Windows Server 20082 versions
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8691nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100090nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039096nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-142nvd

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