Microsoft Windows Graphics CVE-2017-8527 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

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Microsoft Lync 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
Microsoft Lync 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime when installed on Microsoft Windows (32-bit)
Microsoft Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime when installed on Microsoft Windows (x64-based)
Microsoft Silverlight 5 when installed on Microsoft Windows (32-bit)
Microsoft Silverlight 5 when installed on Microsoft Windows (x64-based)
Skype for Business 2016 (32-bit)
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows RT 8.1
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016

CVE References

CVE-2017-8527