PT-2017-2931 · Microsoft · Edge

Published 2017-09-12 · Updated 2019-05-03 · CVE-2017-8734

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 related to improper handling of objects in memory, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user by using specially crafted content. If the current user has administrative rights, the attacker could gain 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:2017-02256

CVE-2017-8734

Affected Products

Edge

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42759 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02256 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8734 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8734 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8734 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039326 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100738 · Note