CVE-2017-8606

Summary

CVECVE-2017-8606
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-11 21:29:02 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft 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

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | Remote Code Execution


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Edge All All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1511 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1703 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Edge Object Memory Handling Flaws in Scripting Engines Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Object Memory Handling Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer CVE-2017-8606 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8606 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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