CVE-2017-0284

MEDIUM

Microsoft Office - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-0284. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a crash in the Windows Uniscribe library (USP10!ttoGetTableData) due to a malformed TTF font file, leading to an access violation. The issue can potentially disclose sensitive data from the process heap and reproduces on Windows 7, especially with PageHeap enabled.

Description

Uniscribe in 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, 1703, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, and Microsoft Office 2010 SP2 allows improper disclosure of memory contents, aka "Windows Uniscribe Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0282, CVE-2017-0285, and CVE-2017-8534.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42235

This exploit demonstrates a crash in the Windows Uniscribe library (USP10!ttoGetTableData) due to a malformed TTF font file, leading to an access violation. The issue can potentially disclose sensitive data from the process heap and reproduces on Windows 7, especially with PageHeap enabled.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos | Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows Uniscribe (USP10.dll) on Windows 7
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Malformed TTF font file · Application that renders text using the corrupted font
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98918
Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0284
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42235/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.0
EPSS 0.0297
EPSS Percentile 85.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (14)
microsoft/office 2007 sp3
microsoft/office 2010 sp2
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10 1511
microsoft/windows_10 1607
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 sp1
... and 4 more
Published Jun 15, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026