CVE-2017-11768

Windows Media Player vulnerability

CVSS

2.5

EPSS

6.4%

EPSS pct

93th

Exploited

No known

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."

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows Media Player

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information

Published

2017-11-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, high attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 6.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

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