CVE-2017-0242 Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows
Attackers can exploit ActiveX instantiation flaws in Microsoft Windows to disclose sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-0242?
CVE-2017-0242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 12 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way some ActiveX objects are instantiated, aka "Microsoft ActiveX Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0242?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0242?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-0242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f632-54cw-cq5r.