CVE-2017-11831

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    CVE-2017-11831

    Published: 15 Nov 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to log on to an affected system, and run a specially crafted application that can compromise the user's system due to how the Windows kernel initializes memory, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11880.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101721, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43165/, https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11831

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
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    Confidentiality
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    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High