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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8557: Windows System Information Console Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8557: Windows System Information Console Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
07/11/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/11/2017
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

Windows System Information Console in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure vulnerability improperly parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka "Windows System Information Console Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4025338
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4025344
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4025339
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4025342
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4025343
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4025333
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4025336
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4025339
  • msft-kb4025333-2884a1b4-f534-42b7-b4e9-6b07e48912f2
  • msft-kb4025333-9787a4fc-d69c-4bf5-92bf-7ee510368696
  • msft-kb4025337-27fce932-7817-4fdb-965f-19eb36d78839
  • msft-kb4025337-6c36dd1f-0240-48fa-9696-3fcf17a57a62
  • msft-kb4025337-794feee1-ea78-4c11-a683-a91335abb0e3
  • msft-kb4025337-856a0bc5-b356-4282-a54e-9cf87b548303
  • msft-kb4025337-85fadee5-ed6f-4a22-964a-9b2991c4cff1
  • msft-kb4025337-c15b95d8-875f-4922-9460-08ece3c9b584
  • msft-kb4025343-3a348a0c-2982-4ee6-b51b-6e4644a6c888
  • msft-kb4025343-878d370a-a48a-4f91-b0fc-a0dfd69e30ab
  • msft-kb4025398-4407b2a8-1c3d-4251-90a8-6d29500ab734
  • msft-kb4025398-828e4d22-542f-443b-9903-54f0088a3ac1
  • msft-kb4025398-8d523e28-3827-4f7e-a1b9-61b09ae6b3cd
  • msft-kb4025398-e6ceb8b0-adae-4d1c-973c-b19125afca72

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