PT-2017-2890 · Microsoft · Edge

Published 2017-05-03 · Updated 2019-05-10 · CVE-2017-8751

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)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This could lead to memory corruption, enabling the attacker to gain control of the affected system if the current user has administrative rights. The attacker could then 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

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02176

CVE-2017-8751

Affected Products

Edge

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/tunz/js-vuln-db/blob/426a829e18e07d48ac7beaf7cc05c819f5658939/chakra/CVE-2017-8751.md · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/43151 · Exploit
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8751 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02176 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8751 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8751 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039326 · Note