CVE-2017-8618

high-risk
Published 2017-07-11

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 Internet Explorer in the way affected Microsoft scripting engines render when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8596, CVE-2017-8610, CVE-2017-8601, CVE-2017-8603, CVE-2017-8604, CVE-2017-8605, CVE-2017-8606, CVE-2017-8607, CVE-2017-8608, CVE-2017-8619, CVE-2017-9598 and CVE-2017-8609.

Do I need to act?

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60.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 39% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
42337
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99399
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038848
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8618
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42337/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99399
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038848
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8618
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42337/
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high-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 26/34 · High
Exposure 9/34 · Low