CVE-2017-8518 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Edge allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way it accesses objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Published: 2017-08-10

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 24.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Edge

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Windows 10 Gold, Windows 10 1511, Windows 10 1607, Windows 10 1703, Windows Server 2016, Chakra Core`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.2401.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100122
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8518

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Edge Windows 10 Windows Server 2016

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-08-10T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:43:27.612Z

Reserved: 2017-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8518

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-10T18:29:00.330

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8518

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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