CVE-2017-0042
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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."
- CVSS 3.0
- 3.1 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 29.52% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 29.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://pastebin.com/raw/Eztknq4s
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96098Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038016
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0042Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/Qab/status/842506404950917120
- http://pastebin.com/raw/Eztknq4s
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96098Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038016
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0042Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/Qab/status/842506404950917120
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.