Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Windows Media Player information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Windows Media Player. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-11768. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Windows Media Player. 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 bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2017 by Kryptos Logic with Kryptos Logic as KB4048954 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-11768 since 07/31/2017. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An information vulnerability exists when Windows Media Player improperly discloses file information. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow the attacker to test for the presence of files on disk.

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 KB4048954 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 databases at Tenable (104553) and SecurityFocus (BID 101705†). The entries VDB-109335, VDB-109344, VDB-109353 and VDB-109360 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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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: KB4048954

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4048954
Researcher: Kryptos Logic
Organization: Kryptos Logic
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11768 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11768
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109357

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SecurityFocus: 101705 - Microsoft Windows Media Player CVE-2017-11768 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039794

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2017 10:05
Updated: 01/23/2021 13:49
Changes: 11/15/2017 10:05 (90), 12/06/2019 09:25 (7), 01/23/2021 13:49 (3)
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