PT-2017-12264 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2008+7

Mateusz Jurczyk · Published 2017-11-14 · Updated 2022-05-23 · CVE-2017-11831

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows versions prior to the fixed version

Description The issue 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. This can lead to sensitive information disclosure and affect the system.

Recommendations For 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, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-11831

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2016

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/43165 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11831 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11831 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11831 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-11831 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101721 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039782 · Note