PT-2017-18388 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2008+6

Masato Kinugawa · Published 2017-06-15 · Updated 2022-10-18 · CVE-2017-8529

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 and R2

Description An information disclosure issue exists due to affected Microsoft scripting engines not properly handling objects in memory. This could allow an attacker to detect specific files on the user's computer or read data that was not intended to be disclosed. The vulnerability could be used to obtain information in an attempt to further compromise the affected system, but it would not allow an attacker to execute code or elevate a user's rights directly.

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

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8529

Affected Products

Edge

Internet Explorer

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

References · 5

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8529 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8529 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8529 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8529 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98953 · Note