CVE-2017-11852 Information disclosure in GDI
An attacker with local access can exploit a Windows GDI flaw to disclose kernel memory addresses, potentially aiding further system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11852?
CVE-2017-11852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 15 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft GDI Component in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an attacker to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application to compromise the user's system, due improperly disclosing kernel memory addresses, aka "Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11852?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11852 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-11852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11852 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-44x3-96q8-6c96.