Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2017-11790
Published: October 10, 2017 / Updated: October 10, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8728
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11790
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when Internet Explorer improperly handles objects in memory. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11790
Install updates from vendor's website.