Microsoft Windows Auto Update information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Auto Update. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 01/01/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

01/01/2003 🔍
01/01/2003 +0 days 🔍
03/04/2004 +428 days 🔍
07/15/2016 +4516 days 🔍
02/27/2019 +957 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined
Vulnerability Center: 3917 - Windows Auto Update is Set to Automatically Download and Install Patches, Info

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2016 21:45
Updated: 02/27/2019 08:43
Changes: 07/15/2016 21:45 (34), 02/27/2019 08:43 (8)
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