CVE-2017-11855

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, 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 Internet Explorer handles objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11856.

• CWE-119

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101751Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11855Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43371/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101751Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11855Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43371/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Nov 15, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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