01 Record
CVE-2017-0242
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way some ActiveX objects are instantiated, aka "Microsoft ActiveX Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way some ActiveX objects are instantiated, aka "Microsoft ActiveX Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 7.93% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-05-12 14:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 12:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-09-09
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1f492f28a829a3672c9918fa25334c9a29d298f9311152b59709f8ac47db1aca
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Microsoft CorporationMicrosoft WindowsWindows 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.—
06 References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0242
- www.securityfocus.com98275http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98275