CVE-2017-8606

HIGH

Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer - Remote Code Execution via JavaScript Engine Memory Corruption

Title source: llm

Description

Microsoft browsers in Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and R2, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when the JavaScript engines fail to render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8598, CVE-2017-8596, CVE-2017-8618, CVE-2017-8619, CVE-2017-8610, CVE-2017-8601, CVE-2017-8603, CVE-2017-8604, CVE-2017-8605, CVE-2017-8595, CVE-2017-8607, CVE-2017-8608, and CVE-2017-8609

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038848

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038849

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8606

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99408

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.2195

EPSS Percentile 95.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (5)

microsoft/edge

microsoft/internet_explorer 9

microsoft/internet_explorer 10

microsoft/internet_explorer 11

Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and R2, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 Microsoft broswers

Published Jul 11, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026