CVE-2017-11885 Code injection in Microsoft Windows
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Windows systems by exploiting improper input handling in the Routing and Remote Access service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11885?
CVE-2017-11885 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 12 Dec 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way the Routing and Remote Access service handles requests, aka "Windows RRAS Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11885?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11885?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11885 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2017-11885 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-11885 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-9v5f-8fvr-6hf3.