---
id: 4234
title: "[CVE-2017-11779] Windows DNS Client – Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities"
cve: CVE-2017-11779
source_domain: bishopfox.com
source_url: "https://bishopfox.com/blog/windows-dns-client-memory-corrupt-advisory"
published_at: "2017-10-10T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["microsoft", "windows", "memory-corruption", "advisory", "dns", "cve-2017-11779"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/4234"
lang: en
---

# [CVE-2017-11779] Windows DNS Client – Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

## Summary

Advisory for CVE-2017-11779: insufficient NSEC3 validation causes high-risk memory corruption in the Windows DNS client, giving attackers code execution and full admin control; patched October 2017.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bishopfox.com
- **CVE:** CVE-2017-11779
- **Published:** 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://bishopfox.com/blog/windows-dns-client-memory-corrupt-advisory
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/4234