CVE-2017-0022
CVE-2017-0022
In short
Microsoft XML Core Services has a flaw that lets attackers discover which files exist on your computer by creating a specially crafted website. This could expose sensitive information about your system's file structure.
Technical detail
CVE-2017-0022 is an information disclosure vulnerability in MSXML's object memory handling. An attacker can craft a malicious web page that, when visited by a user, probes the file system to determine the presence or absence of specific files through timing or error-based side channels. Affected versions span Windows 7 through Windows Server 2016.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2 improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft XML Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
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https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/exploit-kit-rendezvous-and-cve-2017-0022.htmlhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0022https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0022http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96069http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038014