CVE-2017-11849 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows kernel affecting various versions of Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and Server editions. It allows an authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application, leading to the disclosure of sensitive information due to improper memory address initialization. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with high attack complexity and a high impact on confidentiality. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has received some community discussion and media coverage, including a mention in Microsoft's November Patch Tuesday.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1511CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1703CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1709CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.