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CVE-2017-8740

UNKNOWN
Published 2017-09-13T01:00:00Z
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Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that the Microsoft Edge scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8649, CVE-2017-8660, CVE-2017-8729, CVE-2017-8738, CVE-2017-8740, CVE-2017-8741, CVE-2017-8748, CVE-2017-8752, CVE-2017-8753, CVE-2017-8755, CVE-2017-8756, and CVE-2017-11764.

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No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Edge

Affected Versions:

Microsoft Windows 10 1703

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-rwpc-vv5g-q5p8

Advisory Details

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that the Microsoft Edge scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8649, CVE-2017-8660, CVE-2017-8729, CVE-2017-8738, CVE-2017-8740, CVE-2017-8741, CVE-2017-8748, CVE-2017-8752, CVE-2017-8753, CVE-2017-8755, CVE-2017-8756, and CVE-2017-11764.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8740
WEB https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8740
WEB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42764
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100763
WEB http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 14, 2022, Modified: April 20, 2025

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100763
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8740
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42764/
Published: 2017-09-13T01:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-17T01:51:20.489Z
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