CVE-2017-8618 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 58.1% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 Internet Explorer in the way affected Microsoft scripting engines render when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8596, CVE-2017-8610, CVE-2017-8601, CVE-2017-8603, CVE-2017-8604, CVE-2017-8605, CVE-2017-8606, CVE-2017-8607, CVE-2017-8608, CVE-2017-8619, CVE-2017-9598 and CVE-2017-8609.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 58.08% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-07-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.1066.14393.0 - VBScript Arithmetic Functions Type Confusion | 2017-07-18 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99399
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038848
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8618
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42337/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99399
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038848
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8618
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42337/
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