VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-8606

HIGH 7.5EPSS 9.39%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Microsoft browsers in Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and R2, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, 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 engines fail to render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8598, CVE-2017-8596, CVE-2017-8618, CVE-2017-8619, CVE-2017-8610, CVE-2017-8601, CVE-2017-8603, CVE-2017-8604, CVE-2017-8605, CVE-2017-8595, CVE-2017-8607, CVE-2017-8608, and CVE-2017-8609

CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 9.39% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: microsoft/edge · microsoft/internet explorer
Source: secure@microsoft.com

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99408Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038848Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038849Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8606Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99408Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038848Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038849Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8606Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.