CVE-2017-0242 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way some ActiveX objects are instantiated, aka "Microsoft ActiveX Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07627.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Windows 7 Subscribe Windows Server 2008 Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0603	An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way some ActiveX objects are instantiated, aka "Microsoft ActiveX Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98275
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0242

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-05-12T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:55:19.237Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-0242

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-12T14:29:03.597

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-0242

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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