CVE-2017-11791 Information disclosure in ChakraCore, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer
An attacker can obtain sensitive information to further compromise the user's system via a scripting engine memory handling flaw in Microsoft browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11791?
CVE-2017-11791 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Chakracore, published on 15 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ChakraCore and Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11834.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11791?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Chakracore, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11791?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11791 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-11791 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11791 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Chakracore
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9qm-8jwg-853p.