CVE-2017-8594 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Internet Explorer on Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Published: 2017-07-11

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 51.1% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Internet Explorer`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:::::::*

No data.

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.51066.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99401
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8594
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42336/

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows 8.1 Windows Rt 8.1 Windows Server 2012

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-07-11T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:26:16.116Z

Reserved: 2017-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8594

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-07-11T21:29:01.857

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-8594

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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