vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-11842: Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 14, 2017 | Nov 14, 2017 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 14, 2017
Added
Nov 14, 2017
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
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.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4048956microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4048952microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4048953microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4048954microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4048955microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4048962microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4048961microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4048953msft-kb4048961-385862b6-9fab-4263-bd3c-ec04702df06dmsft-kb4048961-4acd2a3c-081a-4e7b-ba98-8dc3abb2ff6fmsft-kb4048962-7c18e258-f9d5-4cbe-bea3-432e81c05244msft-kb4048962-ecdbbdb4-fb11-4379-8e5c-029ec80149cc
References
- BID-101719
- CVE-2017-11842
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-11842
- CWE-200
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4048952
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4048953
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4048954
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4048955
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4048956
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4048961
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4048962
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