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Unscored CVE-2017-8710 EUVD-2017-17656GHSA-v2hx-p2cq-5wm5

The Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an attacker to read arbi…

Published Sep 13, 2017 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

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".

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1. —

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