CVE-2017-8496

7.5

HIGH

Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when Microsoft Edge improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8497.

INFO

Published Date :

June 15, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 19, 2019, 7:54 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6 Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-8496 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8496 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Microsoft	edge

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-8496.

URL	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98880	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8496	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42246/	Exploit VDB Entry Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

merlinepedra25/DONATO

None

Python HTML PHP

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : July 11, 2022, 10:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 62 different CVEs too.

merlinepedra/DONATO

None

Python HTML PHP

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : July 11, 2022, 10:39 p.m. This repo has been linked 62 different CVEs too.

marckwei/temp

None

Python HTML PHP

Updated: 2 years, 5 months ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : June 9, 2022, 9:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 62 different CVEs too.

LyleMi/dom-vuln-db

A collection of Browser DOM Vulnerabilities with PoCs

browser-dom-vulnerabilities cve browser

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago

39 stars 16 fork 16 watcher

Born at : Sept. 27, 2018, 10:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

googleprojectzero/domato

DOM fuzzer

fuzzing security dom

Python HTML PHP

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

1668 stars 269 fork 269 watcher

Born at : Sept. 21, 2017, 3:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 62 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-8496 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8496 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

CVE Modified by [email protected]

May. 14, 2024

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value

Modified Analysis by [email protected]

Mar. 19, 2019

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42246/ No Types Assigned	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42246/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	CPE Configuration	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge::::::::* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016::::::::	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-::::::: OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:::::::*

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Aug. 12, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42246/ [No Types Assigned]

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

Jun. 21, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98880 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98880 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8496 No Types Assigned	https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8496 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Added	CWE		CWE-119
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge::::::::* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016::::::::

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Jun. 16, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98880 [No Types Assigned]

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8496 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-8496 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

CVE-2017-8496

Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description

INFO

June 15, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

March 19, 2019, 7:54 p.m.

[email protected]

Yes !

5.9

1.6

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

Affected Products

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

merlinepedra25/DONATO

merlinepedra/DONATO

marckwei/temp

LyleMi/dom-vuln-db

googleprojectzero/domato

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Modified Analysis by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

93.96 }} -1.31%

0.99100

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System

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