Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Microsoft Graphics Components

CVE-2017-8531

Summary

The vulnerability in Microsoft graphics components exposes sensitive memory contents, which can be exploited by malicious actors to reveal private information on systems running various versions of Windows and Microsoft Office. This defect occurs due to improper memory handling within the Graphics Uniscribe engine, potentially allowing attackers to read sensitive data from memory, thus leading to unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.

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