CVE-2017-11906 EXPLOIT
5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 25.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system, due to how Internet Explorer handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11887 and CVE-2017-11919.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.3 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 25.12% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-12-12 |
| 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!RegExpFncObj::LastParen' Out-of-Bounds Read | 2017-12-19 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102078
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039993
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11906
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43372/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102078
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039993
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11906
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43372/
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