CVE-2017-8594

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0.9600.18617 - 'CMarkup::DestroySplayTree' Memory Corruption

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Internet Explorer on Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Internet Explorer en Microsoft Windows versión 8.1 y Windows RT versión 8.1, y Windows Server 2012 R2, permite que un atacante ejecute código arbitrario en el contexto del usuario actual cuando Internet Explorer accede inapropiadamente a objetos en la memoria, también se conoce como "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Microsoft Internet Explorer suffers from a memory corruption vulnerability in CMarkup::DestroySplayTree. The bug was confirmed on IE version 11.0.9600.18617 (Update version 11.0.40) running on Windows 7 64-bit.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-05-03 CVE Reserved
2017-07-11 CVE Published
2024-05-01 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
2024-09-17 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99401	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42336	2024-09-17

URL	Date	SRC
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8594	2019-03-26

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1"	-	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Rt 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Rt 8.1"	-	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"	r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012" and version "r2"	-	Safe