CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0152

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-0152 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft scripting engine that improperly handles objects in memory in Microsoft browsers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user, posing a significant security risk to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Microsoft browsers to the latest version and implement appropriate security measures to minimize the risk of exploitation.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way affected Microsoft scripting engine render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers. The vulnerability 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, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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