CVE-2017-11855 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 48.6% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user, due to how Internet Explorer handles objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11856.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 48.56% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-11-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - 'jscript!JsArraySlice' Uninitialized Variable | 2017-12-19 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101751
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11855
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43371/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101751
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11855
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43371/
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