Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the contex…

Published 9 y ago 2017-08-08 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

7.5

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

69.3%

percentile 99%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to the way that Microsoft browser JavaScript engines render content when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8634, CVE-2017-8635, CVE-2017-8636, CVE-2017-8638, CVE-2017-8639, CVE-2017-8640, CVE-2017-8641, CVE-2017-8645, CVE-2017-8646, CVE-2017-8647, CVE-2017-8655, CVE-2017-8656, CVE-2017-8657, CVE-2017-8670, CVE-2017-8672, and CVE-2017-8674.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

69.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-42475 Microsoft Edge Chakra - 'JavascriptFunction::EntryCall' Fails to Handle 'CallInfo' Properly · dos · 2017-08-17

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`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/42475/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/100071 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
securitytracker.com /id/1039095 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8671 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-8671
NVD: CVE-2017-8671

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