High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-11855
CVE-2017-11855
Description
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.
Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Microsoft Corporation/Internet Explorerv5Range: 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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
3- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11855nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43371/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101751nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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