Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2017-0136

 

Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2017-0136

Published: March 14, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6001
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0136
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Edge

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption in Microsoft scripting engine. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-0136

Install updates from vendor's website.


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