CVE-2017-0233

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-0233
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-12 14:29:02 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionAn elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0241.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.3 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | Elevation of Privilege

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.3HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Edge All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Edge affected Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, and Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems. Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98179 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0233 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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