CVE-2017-8755

high

Description

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 the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8649, 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-2017-8756, and CVE-2017-11764.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42766/

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8755

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100778

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-09-13

Updated: 2019-05-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High