CVE-2017-8524
Microsoft browsers in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Wind…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
Microsoft browsers in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when the JavaScript engines fail to render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8517 and CVE-2017-8522.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
9.79% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft browsers
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8524 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1038673 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/98930 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-8524
- NVD: CVE-2017-8524
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