CVE-2017-11827

HIGH

Microsoft Browser <10.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer in 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 Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039781
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039780
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101703

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.2769
EPSS Percentile 96.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (4)
microsoft/edge
microsoft/internet_explorer 11
microsoft/internet_explorer 10
Microsoft Corporation/Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT
Published Nov 15, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026