VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-8641

HIGH 7.5EPSS 71.6%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 71.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft browsers in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to the way that Microsoft browser JavaScript engines render 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-2017-8640, 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 3.0: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 71.61% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: microsoft/edge · microsoft/internet explorer
Source: secure@microsoft.com

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100057Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8641Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42465/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100057Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8641Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42465/

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