Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016 September 2017 Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2017-8529)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 136946

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host is missing a security update or a registry setting required to enable protections for CVE-2017-8529. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability:

- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when affected Microsoft scripting engines do not properly handle objects in memory. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to detect specific files on the user's computer. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website that is used to attempt to exploit the vulnerability.

Solution

Refer to the Microsoft CVE article for additional information.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1f6a3c24

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 136946

File Name: smb_nt_ms17_sep_CVE-2017-8529.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 5/28/2020

Updated: 6/4/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-8529

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-8529

BID: 98953

MSFT: MS17-4038781, MS17-4038782, MS17-4038783, MS17-4038788

MSKB: 4038781, 4038782, 4038783, 4038788