CVE-2017-0289

MEDIUM

Microsoft Office - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-0289. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a crash in the Windows Uniscribe library (USP10!otlValueRecord::adjustPos) due to a malformed TTF font file, potentially leading to information disclosure from the process heap. The PoC includes corrupted font files that trigger the vulnerability when rendered.

Description

Graphics 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, and Windows Server 2016 allows improper disclosure of memory contents, aka "Windows Graphics Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0286, CVE-2017-0287, CVE-2017-0288, CVE-2017-8531, CVE-2017-8532, and CVE-2017-8533.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42240

This exploit demonstrates a crash in the Windows Uniscribe library (USP10!otlValueRecord::adjustPos) due to a malformed TTF font file, potentially leading to information disclosure from the process heap. The PoC includes corrupted font files that trigger the vulnerability when rendered.

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: Ability to load a malformed TTF font file in a target application · PageHeap enabled for easier reproduction
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0289
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42240/
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038662
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98929

Scores

CVSS v3 5.0
EPSS 0.0312
EPSS Percentile 86.1%
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 (15)
microsoft/office 2007 sp3
microsoft/office 2010 sp2
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10 1511
microsoft/windows_10 1607
microsoft/windows_10 1703
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
microsoft/windows_server_2008
... and 5 more
Published Jun 15, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026