CVE-2017-11906 Information disclosure in Internet Explorer
An attacker can exploit Internet Explorer's scripting engine to disclose sensitive information, aiding further system compromise.
- 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-2017-11906?
CVE-2017-11906 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 12 Dec 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
Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system, due to how Internet Explorer handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11887 and CVE-2017-11919.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11906?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11906?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11906 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-11906 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-11906 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gj97-p9vj-fmwj.