CVE-2017-8659 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system due to the Chakra scripting engine not properly handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Published: 2017-08-08

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 14.6% Moderate

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

Microsoft Scripting Engine

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Microsoft Windows 10 1703.`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-h6m7-jphx-f9p5	ChakraCore information disclosure vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14559.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100029
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8659

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Edge Windows 10

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-08-08T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:55:50.158Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-8659

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-08-08T21:29:01.610

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

Link: CVE-2017-8659

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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