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CVE-2017-0042

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 29.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Windows Media Player in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2016; Windows Vista SP2; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site, aka "Windows Media Player Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://pastebin.com/raw/Eztknq4s
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96098
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038016
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0042
• https://twitter.com/Qab/status/842506404950917120
• http://pastebin.com/raw/Eztknq4s
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96098
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038016
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0042
• https://twitter.com/Qab/status/842506404950917120

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