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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2017-8640 EUVD-2017-17589GHSA-fpwp-r2g2-q9mp

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of…

Published Aug 8, 2017 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Vendor: Microsoft Product: Microsoft Scripting Engine

Description

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to the way that Microsoft browser JavaScript engines render content when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8634, CVE-2017-8635, CVE-2017-8636, CVE-2017-8638, CVE-2017-8639, CVE-2017-8641, CVE-2017-8645, CVE-2017-8646, CVE-2017-8647, CVE-2017-8655, CVE-2017-8656, CVE-2017-8657, CVE-2017-8670, CVE-2017-8671, CVE-2017-8672, and CVE-2017-8674.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Microsoft Scripting Engine Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016. —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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