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Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2017-8601

ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:41189Date: (C)2017-07-12   (M)2024-03-06
Class: VULNERABILITYFamily: windows




A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Chakra JavaScript engine renders when handling objects in memory in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit the vulnerability through Microsoft Edge 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 Edge rendering engine. The attacker could also take advantage of compromised websites, and websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements. These websites could contain specially crafted content that could exploit the vulnerability. 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. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how the Chakra JavaScript scripting engine handles objects in memory.

Platform:
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Product:
Microsoft Edge
Reference:
CVE-2017-8601
CVE    1
CVE-2017-8601
CPE    14
cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10
cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:1511
cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:::x64
cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::x64
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