CVE-2017-8640 Information

Description

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold 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-2017-8641 CVE-2017-8645 CVE-2017-8646 CVE-2017-8647 CVE-2017-8655 CVE-2017-8656 CVE-2017-8657 CVE-2017-8670 CVE-2017-8671 CVE-2017-8672 and CVE-2017-8674.

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/100051 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8640 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42476/

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