{"cve":"CVE-2017-11842","nvd":{"published":"2017-11-15T03:29:00.810","modified":"2026-06-17T01:02:28.013","status":"Modified","description":"Windows kernel in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to log in and run a specially crafted application due to the Windows kernel improperly initializing a memory address, aka \"Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability\". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11849, CVE-2017-11851, and CVE-2017-11853.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":4.7},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101719","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11842","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101719","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782"],"products":["microsoft:windows_10","microsoft:windows_8.1","microsoft:windows_rt_8.1","microsoft:windows_server","microsoft:windows_server_2012","microsoft:windows_server_2016"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:01.408438353+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-11842","score":0.02184,"percentile":0.8239,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}