Advisory Details

September 12th, 2017

Microsoft Windows Uniscribe Bidirectional Text Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-17-734
ZDI-CAN-4845

CVE ID CVE-2017-8692
CVSS SCORE 4.3, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Windows
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['28737']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of Bidirectional Text. Crafted data in a file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8692
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2017-06-01 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2017-09-12 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Jaanus Kp
Clarified Security
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