CVE-2017-11855

high-risk
Published 2017-11-15

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.

Do I need to act?

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49.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 51% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
43371
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101751
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-1185...
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43371/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101751
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-1185...
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43371/
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high-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 25/34 · High
Exposure 9/34 · Low