CVE-2017-11840

HIGH 7.5CVE-2017-11840 · Published 15/11/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
—	No affected product versions are listed for this vulnerability yet.

Description

ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11836, CVE-2017-11837, CVE-2017-11838, CVE-2017-11839, CVE-2017-11841, CVE-2017-11843, CVE-2017-11846, CVE-2017-11858, CVE-2017-11859, CVE-2017-11861, CVE-2017-11862, CVE-2017-11866, CVE-2017-11869, CVE-2017-11870, CVE-2017-11871, and CVE-2017-11873.

References

securityfocus.com/bid/101734 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1039780 · Third Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11840 · Patch
exploit-db.com/exploits/43183 · Third Party Advisory

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