CVE-2017-8710

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-8710
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-13 01:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration, due to the way that the Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-611

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php MISC www.vulnerability-lab.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Windows Kernel Multiple Flaws Let Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Bypass Security Features, and Gain Elevated Privileges on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Windows CVE-2017-8710 Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Windows CVE-2017-8710 .MSC XXE Data Exfiltration - Information Disclosure Vulnerability - YouTube MISC www.youtube.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
{{windowTitle}} CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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