5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-8637
Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to bypass Arbitrary Code Guard (ACG) due to how Microsoft Edge accesses memory in code compiled by the Edge Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler, aka "Scripting Engine Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 8, 2017, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8637 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
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-2017-8637.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100045 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8637 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8637 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
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100045 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100045 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8637 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8637 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100045 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8637 is associated with the following CWEs:

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-2017-8637 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.23 }} 0.00%

score

0.59023

percentile

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