CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0071

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-0071 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft scripting engines that can lead to memory corruption. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could gain user rights, allowing full control over the system if the current user has administrative privileges.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at significant risk as an attacker could install programs, modify or delete data, and create new accounts with full rights. If exploited by an external party, this could lead to data loss and security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately apply available security patches from Microsoft and to monitor systems for potential exploitation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way affected Microsoft scripting engines render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers. These vulnerabilities could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0010, CVE-2017-0015, CVE-2017-0032, CVE-2017-0035, CVE-2017-0067, CVE-2017-0070, CVE-2017-0094, CVE-2017-0131, CVE-2017-0132, CVE-2017-0133, CVE-2017-0134, CVE-2017-0136, CVE-2017-0137, CVE-2017-0138, CVE-2017-0141, CVE-2017-0150, and CVE-2017-0151.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS