Description
Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system, due to how Internet Explorer handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11887 and CVE-2017-11919.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016. | — |
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows - 'jscript!RegExpFncObj::LastParen' Out-of-Bounds Read EDB-43372 · dos · Dec 19, 2017 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 102078 vdb-entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11906
- 1039993 vdb-entry
- 43372 exploit