Not a U.S. government website. NDD is an independent vulnerability database by Volerion and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NIST or NVD.
VOLERION
Volerion Security Research

NOT DEFERRED DATABASE

VULNERABILITIES

CVE-2017-8591 Details

Description

Windows Input Method Editor (IME) in Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an remote code execution vulnerability when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows IME Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

By selecting these links, you will be leaving this site. These are references gathered from the official CVE record and are not endorsed by Volerion.

URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8591 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99430 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039097 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8591 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99430 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft windows 10
1511
1607
1703

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 8.1
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows rt 8.1
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows server 2012
r2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows server 2016
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-8591
NVD Published Date:
Aug 8, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-8591 Details - Not Deferred