CVE-2017-11895
HighSummary
ChakraCore and Internet Explorer in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 allow an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory.
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 systems to the latest versions that include security patches addressing this vulnerability.
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- CVE-2017-11846High
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- CVE-2017-11838High
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- CVE-2017-11837High
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Original NVD description (English source)
ChakraCore, and Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11886, CVE-2017-11889, CVE-2017-11890, CVE-2017-11893, CVE-2017-11894, CVE-2017-11901, CVE-2017-11903, CVE-2017-11905, CVE-2017-11907, CVE-2017-11908, CVE-2017-11909, CVE-2017-11910, CVE-2017-11911, CVE-2017-11912, CVE-2017-11913, CVE-2017-11914, CVE-2017-11916, CVE-2017-11918, and CVE-2017-11930.