CVE-2017-8651

Published: Aug 8, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2012 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to Internet Explorer improperly accessing objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Affected (2)

Products: Microsoft: Internet Explorer

1 product

Internet Explorer

Configuration A

2 vulnerable · 2 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 10
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 9

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100058

Source: secure@microsoft.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8651

Source: secure@microsoft.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100058

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8651

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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