CVE-2017-8651 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2012 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to Internet Explorer improperly accessing objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Published: 2017-08-08

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 17.3% 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

Internet Explorer

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2012.`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012::::::::

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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 0.17251.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100058
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8651

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-08-08T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:32:38.057Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-8651

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-08T21:29:01.393

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

Link: CVE-2017-8651

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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