Uniscribe in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Microsoft Lync 2013 SP1, Skype for Business 2016, Microsoft Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime when installed on Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft Silverlight 5 when installed on Microsoft Windows allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Uniscribe Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8528.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-0283 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 56.00%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42234 | exploit_db | edb | 2017-06-23 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-01-18 | 55.11% | 56.00% | +0.90% |
| 2 | 2025-05-26 | 55.83% | 55.11% | -0.72% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 55.83% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.0 | HIGH |
|
2.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | lync | 2013 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2010 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_word_viewer | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | silverlight | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
| microsoft | skype_for_business | 2016 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:skype_for_business:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1511 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1607 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1703 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_7 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | rt | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:rt:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |