CVE-2017-11831
published 2017-11-15CVE-2017-11831: Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703…
PriorityP430medium4.7CVSS 3.0
AVLACHPRLUINSUCHINAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
4.26%
90.6th percentile
Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to log on to an affected system, and run a specially crafted application that can compromise the user's system due to how the Windows kernel initializes memory, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11880.
Affected
22 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| microsoft_corporation | windows_kernel | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1511 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1607 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1703 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1709 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_7 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_8.1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_rt_8.1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2008_r2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2012_r2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_version_1709 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.04.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.7MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
vendor_msrc4.7MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-7r6h-3hcx-2282: Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2017-11880 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-7r6h-3hcx-2282: Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8
Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to run a specially crafted application and obtain information to further compromise the user's system due to the Windows kernel improperly initializing objects in memory, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11831.
GHSA
GHSA-93fq-ggx4-97cm: Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2017-11831 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-93fq-ggx4-97cm: Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8
Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to log on to an affected system, and run a specially crafted application that can compromise the user's system due to how the Windows kernel initializes memory, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11880.
Microsoft
Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2017-11-14·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2017-11831 [MEDIUM] Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly initialize a memory address. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes memory.
Windows Kernel: Windows Kernel
Impact: Information Disclosure
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation More Likely;Older Software Release:Exploitation More Likely
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.co
No detection rules found.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101721http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11831https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43165/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101721http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11831https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43165/
2017-11-15
Published