High severity · published Nov 15, 2017
CVE-2017-11869
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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709,…
7.5
CVSS
9.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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, 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 Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11836, CVE-2017-11837, CVE-2017-11838, CVE-2017-11839, CVE-2017-11840, CVE-2017-11841, CVE-2017-11843, CVE-2017-11846, CVE-2017-11858, CVE-2017-11859, CVE-2017-11861, CVE-2017-11862, CVE-2017-11866, CVE-2017-11870, CVE-2017-11871, and CVE-2017-11873.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)9.8% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IE
Internet Explorer · Microsoft
11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11869
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11869
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101742
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039780
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039781
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11869
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