CVE-2017-11831 EXPLOIT
4.7
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.7 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.33% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-11-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows 10 - 'nt!NtQueryDirectoryFile (luafv!LuafvCopyDirectoryEntry)' Pool Memory Disclosure | 2017-11-21 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101721
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11831
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43165/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101721
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11831
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43165/
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