PT-2017-2540 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2017-07-11 · Updated 2019-03-20 · CVE-2017-8618

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the way Internet Explorer handles objects in memory, specifically affecting the VBScript engine. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user has administrative rights, the attacker could gain complete control of the affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

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

Exploit

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01751

CVE-2017-8618

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42337 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8618 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01751 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8618 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8618 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8618 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038848 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99399 · Note