CVE-2017-8710

N/A
Published: September 13, 2017 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:26 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2008Windows 7

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%

Description

The Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration, due to the way that the Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Affected

Remediation

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References (5)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611

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