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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-11768: Windows Media Player Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-11768: Windows Media Player Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/14/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/14/2017
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

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."

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4048956
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4048952
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4048953
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4048954
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4048955
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4048962
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4048961
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4048953
  • msft-kb4047170-8170affd-bc57-4f39-95a8-a3bb7eb07658
  • msft-kb4047170-f6815a29-91b8-4043-8159-86c365a0c280
  • msft-kb4048960-0e39ae66-e833-4115-84bb-3e1abfdbdaa0
  • msft-kb4048960-0f7eb0d4-8433-4d8c-844c-cbcd76ccab73
  • msft-kb4048960-5940a0cf-4224-4585-8b88-6d92d8bb22ff
  • msft-kb4048960-a29935ba-b02b-4fdd-8e82-351b8da320a2
  • msft-kb4048960-c3c3069e-04a3-4ea3-acd5-270c4d57f1b1
  • msft-kb4048960-ed668542-7b31-4088-84ae-13a65e210771
  • msft-kb4048961-385862b6-9fab-4263-bd3c-ec04702df06d
  • msft-kb4048961-4acd2a3c-081a-4e7b-ba98-8dc3abb2ff6f
  • msft-kb4048962-7c18e258-f9d5-4cbe-bea3-432e81c05244
  • msft-kb4048962-ecdbbdb4-fb11-4379-8e5c-029ec80149cc

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