PT-2017-12294 · Microsoft · Windows+1

Published 2017-12-12 · Updated 2017-12-22 · CVE-2017-11901

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified) Internet Explorer (affected versions not specified)

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper memory object access. This could lead to memory corruption, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the user has administrative rights, the attacker could gain control of the system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. For Internet Explorer, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-11901

ZDI-17-948

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Windows

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-948 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11901 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11901 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11901 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11901 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039991 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102046 · Note