CVE-2017-8636
HIGHMicrosoft Internet Explorer - Memory Corruption
Title source: ruleDescription
Microsoft browsers in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow 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-2017-8638, CVE-2017-8639, CVE-2017-8640, 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.
Exploits (4)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42478
References (8)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.8271
EPSS Percentile
99.2%
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
10
microsoft/internet_explorer
11
microsoft/internet_explorer
9
Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Scripting Engine
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server
Published
Aug 08, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026