VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-11831

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 3.33%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to log on to an affected system, and run a specially crafted application that can compromise the user's system due to how the Windows kernel initializes memory, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11880.

CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 3.33% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-200
Affected: microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
Source: secure@microsoft.com

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101721Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11831Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43165/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101721Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11831Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43165/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.