# CVE-2017-11785: The Microsoft Windows Kernel component on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2017-10-13 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Windows Kernel: version range not reported

## Description

The Microsoft Windows Kernel component on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016, allows an information disclosure vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11765, CVE-2017-11784, and CVE-2017-11814.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Windows Kernel, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039526
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11785
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43001/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101149
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43001

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