Information disclosure in Microsoft Outlook - CVE-2017-11776

 

Information disclosure in Microsoft Outlook - CVE-2017-11776

Published: October 10, 2017 / Updated: October 10, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8768
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11776
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Outlook

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when Microsoft Outlook fails to establish a secure connection. A remote attacker can obtain the email content of a user.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-11776

Install updates from vendor's website.

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