# CVE-2017-11768: Information disclosure in Windows Media Player

> Remote attackers can determine the presence of files on disk via a specially crafted application exploiting Windows Media Player.

- **Severity:** Low 2.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9hg9-45xx-r2q2

## What is CVE-2017-11768?

CVE-2017-11768 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published on 15 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Windows Media Player in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows remote attackers to test for the presence of files on disk via a specially crafted application. due to the way Windows Media Player discloses file information, aka "Windows Media Player Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11768?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Media Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-11768?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11768 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-11768 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11768 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Media Player

- [CVE-2008-3010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3010/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-1728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1728/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-2745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2745/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-2527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2527/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1331/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-11768 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-11768 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published on 15 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11768 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Media Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11768/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11768/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11768
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11768
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11768

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