Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2 EOT Font Engine information disclosure
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component EOT Font Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was released 11/14/2017 as KB4048968 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-11835 since 07/31/2017. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine parses specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read data that was not intended to be disclosed. Note that this vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate their user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104553 (Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 November 2017 Security Updates), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91414 (Microsoft Windows Security Update November 2017).
Applying the patch KB4048968 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104553). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 109357, 109360, 109367 and 109368.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 104553
Nessus Name: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 November 2017 Security Updates
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OpenVAS ID: 801514
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4048957)
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Patch: KB4048968
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: KB4048968
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11835 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039782
SecurityFocus: 101736 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2017-11835 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entry
Created: 11/15/2017 10:37Updated: 01/23/2021 15:01
Changes: 11/15/2017 10:37 (89), 12/06/2019 10:53 (5), 01/23/2021 15:01 (3)
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