CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-11869

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Internet Explorer in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user due to how Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory, known as 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation, posing a serious threat to the security of the organization's systems and data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update operating systems and browsers to the latest versions to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS