CVE-2017-8656
HIGHMicrosoft Edge - Memory Corruption
Title source: ruleDescription
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 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-2017-8640, CVE-2017-8641, CVE-2017-8645, CVE-2017-8646, CVE-2017-8647, CVE-2017-8655, CVE-2017-8657, CVE-2017-8670, CVE-2017-8671, CVE-2017-8672, and CVE-2017-8674.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42464
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.8188
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 (2)
microsoft/edge
Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Scripting Engine
Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.
Published
Aug 08, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026