MS17-019: Security Update for Active Directory Federation Services (4010320)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 97754

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) when handling XML external entities. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, via a specially crafted request, to disclose sensitive information.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016.

See Also

https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS17-019

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 97754

File Name: smb_nt_ms17-019.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 3/15/2017

Updated: 11/13/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.9

Temporal Score: 2.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-0043

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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: 3/14/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-0043

BID: 96628

IAVB: 2017-B-0032

MSFT: MS17-019

MSKB: 3217882, 4012212, 4012213, 4012214, 4012215, 4012216, 4012217, 4012606, 4013198, 4013429