# CVE-2017-8691: 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 li

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-08 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers: version range not reported

## 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."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8691
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100090
- https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-142
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039096

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