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CVE-2017-8738

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Published: Sep 13, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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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

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that the Microsoft Edge scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8649, CVE-2017-8660, CVE-2017-8729, CVE-2017-8740, CVE-2017-8741, CVE-2017-8748, CVE-2017-8752, CVE-2017-8753, CVE-2017-8755, CVE-2017-8756, and CVE-2017-11764.

Affected (1)

Products: Microsoft: Edge
Microsoft
1 product
Edge
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 4 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Edge
All versions
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows 10
All versions
Microsoft
Windows 10
Version 1511
Microsoft
Windows 10
Version 1607
Microsoft
Windows Server 2016
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119
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 (6)

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: secure@microsoft.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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