CVE-2017-8549

7.5

HIGH

Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system when Microsoft Edge improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8499, CVE-2017-8520, CVE-2017-8521, and CVE-2017-8548.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

March 19, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6 Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-8549 has a 3 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-2017-8549 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-2017-8549.

URL	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98955	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8549	Patch Vendor 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).

lnick2023/nicenice

None

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

xbl3/awesome-cve-poc_qazbnm456

None

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

13 stars 4 fork 4 watcher

Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1027 different CVEs too.

qazbnm456/awesome-cve-poc

✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.

awesome cve poc

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

3289 stars 678 fork 678 watcher

Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1042 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-2017-8549 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8549 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	CPE Configuration	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge::::::::* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016::::::::	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-::::::: OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:::::::*

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Jul. 01, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Description	Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system when Microsoft Edge improperly improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8499, CVE-2017-8520, CVE-2017-8521, and CVE-2017-8548.	Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system when Microsoft Edge improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8499, CVE-2017-8520, CVE-2017-8521, and CVE-2017-8548.

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/98955 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98955 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8549 No Types Assigned	https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8549 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:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::* 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/98955 [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-2017-8549 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-2017-8549 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-2017-8549

Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description

INFO

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

March 19, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

[email protected]

Yes !

5.9

1.6

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

Affected Products

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

lnick2023/nicenice

xbl3/awesome-cve-poc_qazbnm456

qazbnm456/awesome-cve-poc

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

0.28 }} 0.01%

0.63654

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System

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