First published: Wed Nov 15 2017(Updated: )
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 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-2017-11855.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Internet Explorer | =11 | |
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 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server | =1709 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =r2-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 | =r2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
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CVE-2017-11856 has a severity rating of critical as it allows attackers to gain the same user rights as the current user.
To fix CVE-2017-11856, apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for affected versions of Internet Explorer.
CVE-2017-11856 affects Internet Explorer 11 on various Windows versions, including Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 10.
Yes, CVE-2017-11856 can be exploited remotely through specially crafted web content.
Exploitation of CVE-2017-11856 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and take control of the affected system.