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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-11771: Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-11771: Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/10/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/10/2017
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

The Microsoft Windows Search component on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it fails to properly handle DNS responses, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4042895
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4041689
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4041691
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4041676
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4041679
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4041687
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4041691
  • msft-kb4041678-45ea4c02-1f47-4865-a9a8-e3e12a123abd
  • msft-kb4041678-542b51ca-2e40-4c7c-b1f6-113dd3ad3fc2
  • msft-kb4041678-ab110ea9-218e-41f7-b51b-af6fba0a726f
  • msft-kb4041678-abc11d4b-adbb-47e6-af90-b9864891d46c
  • msft-kb4041678-cea9a334-2c33-4b56-ba35-b5a1b89793b2
  • msft-kb4041678-eb5e144d-d861-46b4-9fc4-251917ea63ad
  • msft-kb4041679-4aa7d02c-1328-4f53-b136-faf79e2475c8
  • msft-kb4041679-72b1b537-615d-4b25-b7e7-34350dcd0aab
  • msft-kb4041687-092e7af4-3dd9-4daf-b99f-27b776380751
  • msft-kb4041687-92b0c4d3-a90b-4879-ba50-5542e1183baf
  • msft-kb4042067-6047fa2c-91fa-4fad-a65e-f49d0552df24
  • msft-kb4042067-81a7a764-a81f-430d-a98d-7cd769eca3ab
  • msft-kb4042067-f20d8095-41ff-407b-a313-151ea3cf6b8f

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