Windows PDF Information Disclosure Vulnerability - CVE-2017-8460ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:40903 | Date: (C)2017-06-14 (M)2024-03-06 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when a user opens a specially craftedPDF file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could read memory in the context of the current user.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to trick the user into opening thePDF file. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Windows parsesPDF files.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |