Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2017-11856
Published: November 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9291
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11856
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in remote code execution.
Affected software
Microsoft Internet Explorer
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11856
Install updates from vendor's website.