High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-11856
CVE-2017-11856
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 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-2017-11855.
Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- 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 R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709.
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11856nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101753nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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