CVE-2017-11831: Infoleak

First published: Wed Nov 15 2017(Updated: )

Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to log on to an affected system, and run a specially crafted application that can compromise the user's system due to how the Windows kernel initializes memory, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11880.

Credit: secure@microsoft.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10	=1511
Microsoft Windows 10	=1607
Microsoft Windows 10	=1703
Microsoft Windows 10	=1709
Microsoft Windows 7	=sp1
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows RT 8.1
Microsoft Windows Server	=1709
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	=r2-sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	=r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016

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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11831

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