Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-11853
CVE-2017-11853
Description
Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, 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-2017-11842, CVE-2017-11849, and CVE-2017-11851.
Affected products
15cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Microsoft Corporation/Windows kernelv5Range: Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, 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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11853nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101764nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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