What is CVE-2017-0242?

CVE-2017-0242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-0242?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows 7

CVE-2017-0242

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way some ActiveX objects are instantiated, aka "Microsoft ActiveX Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.079 (94.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows_7
Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
Microsoft Corporation Windows — versions Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0242?: CVE-2017-0242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-0242?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.