CVE-2017-11842
published 2017-11-15CVE-2017-11842: Windows kernel in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version…
PriorityP422medium4.7CVSS 3.0
AVLACHPRLUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
2.36%
82.8th percentile
Windows kernel in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to log in and run a specially crafted application due to the Windows kernel improperly initializing a memory address, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11849, CVE-2017-11851, and CVE-2017-11853.
Affected
25 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_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1511_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1511_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1607_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1607_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1703_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1703_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1709_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1709_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_8.1_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_8.1_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_rt_8.1 | — | — |
| 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
nvdv2.01.9LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vendor_msrc4.7MEDIUM
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ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 4.7
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GHSA-9rmw-m8v8-jw57: Windows kernel in Windows 8
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2017-11842 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-9rmw-m8v8-jw57: Windows kernel in Windows 8
Windows kernel in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to log in and run a specially crafted application due to the Windows kernel improperly initializing a memory address, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11849, CVE-2017-11851, and CVE-2017-11853.
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ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2017-11853 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-m6wj-4f26-hp4c: Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8
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GHSA
GHSA-6c7g-q6pq-c5f4: The Windows kernel component on Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2017-11851 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-6c7g-q6pq-c5f4: The Windows kernel component on Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8
The Windows kernel component on 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, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709, allows an information disclosure vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11842, CVE-2017-11849, and CVE-2017-11853.
Microsoft
Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2017-11-14·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2017-11842 [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-Mode Drivers: Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers
Impact: Information Disclosure
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation More Likely;Older Software Release:Exploitation More Likely
Reference: https://c
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101719http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11842http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101719http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11842
2017-11-15
Published