CVE-2017-8740in critical feed1 exploit
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that the Microsoft Edge scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8649, CVE-2017-8660, CVE-2017-8729, CVE-2017-8738, CVE-2017-8740, CVE-2017-8741, CVE-2017-8748, CVE-2017-8752, CVE-2017-8753, CVE-2017-8755, CVE-2017-8756, and CVE-2017-11764.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
72.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-42764 Microsoft Edge Chakra - Deferred Parsing Makes Wrong Scopes · dos · 2017-09-21
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 Edge
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/100763 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1039342 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8740 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/42764/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-8740
- NVD: CVE-2017-8740
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