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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-11842: Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-11842: Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/14/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/14/2017
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

Windows kernel in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to log in and run a specially crafted application due to the Windows kernel improperly initializing a memory address, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11849, CVE-2017-11851, and CVE-2017-11853.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4048956
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4048952
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4048953
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4048954
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4048955
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4048962
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4048961
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4048953
  • msft-kb4048961-385862b6-9fab-4263-bd3c-ec04702df06d
  • msft-kb4048961-4acd2a3c-081a-4e7b-ba98-8dc3abb2ff6f
  • msft-kb4048962-7c18e258-f9d5-4cbe-bea3-432e81c05244
  • msft-kb4048962-ecdbbdb4-fb11-4379-8e5c-029ec80149cc

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