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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
CVE-2017-8607 Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability Microsoft Edge Critical 12-07-2017

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way JavaScript engines render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Detailed Information on the risk:

In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website designed to exploit the vulnerability through a Microsoft browser and then convince a user to view the website. An attacker could also embed an ActiveX control marked “safe for initialization” in an application or Microsoft Office document that hosts the browser rendering engine. The attacker could also take advantage of compromised websites and websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements.

Further information on this exploit is available at : CVE-2017-8607

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9

Affected Software

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9