PT-2017-12279 · Microsoft · Edge

Published 2017-11-14 · Updated 2022-05-23 · CVE-2017-11874

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

3.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description A security feature bypass issue exists due to how memory is accessed in code compiled by the Edge Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler, allowing Control Flow Guard (CFG) to be bypassed. This issue does not allow arbitrary code execution on its own. However, it could be used in conjunction with another issue, such as a remote code execution issue, to run arbitrary code on a target system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-11874

Affected Products

Edge

References · 6

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11874 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11874 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11874 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11874 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039801 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101750 · Note