CVE-2017-8642

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-8642
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-08 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-14 18:27:00 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to elevate privileges due to the way that Microsoft Edge validates JavaScript under specific conditions, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8503.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Edge All All All All
Application Microsoft Edge All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1703 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1703 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Edge Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Edge CVE-2017-8642 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8642 CONFIRM 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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