CVE-2017-8710HighMicrosoft CVSS 4.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Microsoft security update for CVE-2017-8710 — Windows

Published
September 12, 2017
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Microsoft's advisory

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🎯 Affected products10

  • Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)

✅ Updates Microsoft lists: 3 KB articles

3 rows: one per KB article or update, update type and fixed build. Their details are on Microsoft's advisory.

KB articleUpdateFixed build
KB4039038Security Update—
KB4038777Monthly Rollup—
KB4038779Security Only—

🧭 EchelonGraph on CVE-2017-8710

EchelonGraph score
5.5 MEDIUM
CISA KEV
Not listed
Fix status
A fix is available — apply it.

Description from the CVE record (CVE.org), as published by its numbering authority

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".

Published by Microsoft Corporation, the CVE Numbering Authority that assigned CVE-2017-8710, in its CVE record at CVE.org; reused under the CVE Program's Terms of Use (its licence and MITRE's copyright notice are in our Terms of Service).

🔗 References (4)