CVE-2017-11819 Memory corruption in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
An attacker can execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in Windows Shell, affecting Windows 7 users.
- 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-2017-11819?
CVE-2017-11819 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 13 Oct 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
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11819?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11819?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11819 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-11819 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11819 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xpxc-7j8q-3794.