Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU9313

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-11788

Published: November 14, 2017 / Updated: November 14, 2017

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9313

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11788

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling objects in memory in Windows Search. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted message to the Windows Search service and crash the affected system. Additionally the attacker can trigger the vulnerability through a Server Message Block (SMB) connection.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2017-11788

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11788

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