Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU7444

Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2017-8594

Published: July 11, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU7444

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8594

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

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

The weakness exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by Internet Explorer. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.

Affected software

Microsoft Internet Explorer

How to mitigate CVE-2017-8594

Install updates from vendor's website.

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #1264 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0.9600.18617 - 'CMarkup::DestroySplayTree' Memory Corruption (March 18, 2020)

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8594

Related Security Bulletins

Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer