CVE-2017-8601 Information

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold 1511 1607 and 1703 and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when the JavaScript engine fails to render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft Edge aka \Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8596 CVE-2017-8610 CVE-2017-8618 CVE-2017-8619 CVE-2017-8603 CVE-2017-8604 CVE-2017-8605 CVE-2017-8606 CVE-2017-8607 CVE-2017-8608 CVE-2017-8598 and CVE-2017-8609.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99420 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038849 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8601 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42479/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5