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CVE-2017-8710

Published: Sep 13, 2017

Modified: Sep 16, 2024

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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".

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc)	affected `Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1.`

References

vdb-entry

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I

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https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094

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vdb-entry

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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710

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