CVE-2017-11791: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

November 15, 2017 (updated December 7, 2017)

ChakraCore and Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows and Windows RT, Windows Server and R2, and Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer in Windows Gold, Windows Server and Windows Server allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user’s system, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka “Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability”. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11834.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101715
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039796
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039797
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11791
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11791

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