CVE-2017-8636
highpriority · attend · 65EPSS 0.721 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft browsers 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, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to the way that Microsoft browser JavaScript engines render content when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8634, CVE-2017-8635, CVE-2017-8638, CVE-2017-8639, CVE-2017-8640, CVE-2017-8641, CVE-2017-8645, CVE-2017-8646, CVE-2017-8647, CVE-2017-8655, CVE-2017-8656, CVE-2017-8657, CVE-2017-8670, CVE-2017-8671, CVE-2017-8672, and CVE-2017-8674.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (4)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-42478Microsoft Edge Chakra - 'EmitNew' Integer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-42466Microsoft Edge Chakra - Buffer OverflowPoC · exploit_db
- EDB-42467Microsoft Edge Chakra - NULL Pointer DereferencePoC · exploit_db
- EDB-42468Microsoft Edge Chakra - Heap Buffer OverflowPoC · exploit_db
affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Scripting Engine≤ 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, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.enisa_euvdEU
also known as (11)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-201708-337cnnvd
- EUVD-2017-17585enisa_euvd
- BDU:2017-01889fstec_bdu
- BID ID:100056fstec_bdu
- Exploit Database ID:42466fstec_bdu
- Exploit Database ID:42467fstec_bdu
- Exploit Database ID:42468fstec_bdu
- Exploit Database ID:42478fstec_bdu
- Security Tracker ID:1039094fstec_bdu
- Security Tracker ID:1039095fstec_bdu
- GHSA-xvj3-97mf-29q5enisa_euvd
sources
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references (24)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100056cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039094cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8636cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42466/cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42467/cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42468/cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42478/cnnvd
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