Information disclosure in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2017-0208
Published: April 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6283
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0208
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in Chakra scripting engine. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and access important data on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in information disclosure.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0208
Install update from vendor's website.