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| Rule General Information |
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| Release Date: | 2017-09-26 | |
| Rule Name: | Microsoft Windows PDF Library Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2017-8728) | |
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| Rule Protection Details |
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| Description: | Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Windows PDF Library handles objects in memory, aka "Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". | |
| Impact: | An attacker can execute arbitrary code via a successful exploit in the context of the vulnerable software. | |
| Affected OS: | Windows | |
| Reference: | CVE-2017-8728 |
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| Solutions |
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| UApplying the patch KB4038781 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103128 |