PT-2017-2543 · Microsoft · Browsers+1

Published 2017-07-11 · Updated 2017-07-13 · CVE-2017-8609

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 Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified) Microsoft browsers (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow error when handling objects in memory, which can lead to remote code execution. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

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

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01754

CVE-2017-8609

Affected Products

Edge

Browsers

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8609 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01754 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8609 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8609 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99418 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038849 · Note