CVE-2017-0141

HIGH EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

Microsoft Edge - Remote Code Execution via Memory Corruption in Scripting Engine

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2017-0141 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV, InTheWild.io).

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way affected Microsoft scripting engines render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers. These vulnerabilities could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0010, CVE-2017-0015, CVE-2017-0032, CVE-2017-0035, CVE-2017-0067, CVE-2017-0070, CVE-2017-0071, CVE-2017-0094, CVE-2017-0131, CVE-2017-0132, CVE-2017-0133, CVE-2017-0134, CVE-2017-0136, CVE-2017-0137, CVE-2017-0138, CVE-2017-0150, and CVE-2017-0151.

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.5158
EPSS Percentile 97.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2021-08-17
InTheWild.io 2021-08-17
Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/edge
Microsoft Corporation/Browser Browser
Published Mar 17, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026