Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2017-11908

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Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2017-11908

Published: December 12, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9621
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-2017-11908
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of objects in memory in Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.


Affected software

Microsoft Edge
ChakraCore

How to mitigate CVE-2017-11908

Install updates from vendor's website.


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