{"id":"CVE-2017-0072","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-0072","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:10:05.660Z","title":"Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka \"Uniscribe Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\" This vulnerability is…","description":"Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka \"Uniscribe Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\" This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0083, CVE-2017-0084, CVE-2017-0086, CVE-2017-0087, CVE-2017-0088, CVE-2017-0089, and CVE-2017-0090.","published":"2017-03-17T00:59:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:57:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 7","microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows vista"],"epss":{"score":0.42546,"percentile":0.98702,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.43692,"percentile":0.98723},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.42546,"percentile":0.98645}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-03-20","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41654,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows - Uniscribe Font Processing Buffer Overflow in 'USP10!FillAlternatesList' (MS17-011)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41654","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/41654.txt","file":"exploits/windows/dos/41654.txt","published":"2017-03-20","added":"2017-03-20","updated":"2017-03-20","author":"Google Security Research","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-0072","MS17-011"],"tags":"Denial of Service (DoS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1030"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96599","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037992","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0072","tags":["Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41654/","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96599","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037992","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0072","tags":["Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41654/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0072","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}