CVE-2017-11768
lowpriority · track · 12EPSS 0.067 · 94 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Windows Media Player in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows remote attackers to test for the presence of files on disk via a specially crafted application. due to the way Windows Media Player discloses file information, aka "Windows Media Player Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Corporation Windows Media Player≤ Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709.enisa_euvdEU
- microsoft windows media playerall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (9)
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- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039794cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11768cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101705cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101705enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039794enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11768enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101705Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039794Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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