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Microsoft Windows Media Player CVE-2018-8481 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Media Player improperly discloses file information. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an attacker to determine the presence of files on disk. To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted hyperlink. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way Windows Media Player discloses file information.

affected-products-logoAffected Applications

Windows RT 8.1
Windows Server version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Windows Server 2012
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2019

CVE References

CVE-2018-8481

Other References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8481
ID 51841
Created Oct 09, 2018
Description
Updated		 Dec 21, 2023
Risk black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon lightgray-background-circle-icon lightgray-background-circle-icon lightgray-background-circle-icon
Coverage FortiClient
OS Windows
Vendor Microsoft
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Application Windows RT 8.1 , Windows Server version 1709 (Server Core Installation) , Windows Server 2016 , Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation) , Windows Server 2012 , Windows 8 , Windows 7 , Windows 10 , Windows Server 2008 , Windows Server 2019