CVE-2017-11768

N/A
Published: November 15, 2017 at 03:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:02 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Media PlayerWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2012

Using Windows Media Player by Microsoft Corporation?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Windows Media Player - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%

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."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-rt-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2012 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2016 (environment)
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101705
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039794

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card