CVE-2017-8672
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 · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
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-2017-8671, and CVE-2017-8674.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
8.89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% 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 Scripting Engine
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-2017-8672 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1039095 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/100072 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-8672
- NVD: CVE-2017-8672
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