CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8618

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows has a vulnerability related to improper rendering of objects in memory by scripting engines, leading to memory corruption. This affects multiple versions of operating systems, including Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for the execution of malicious code in the context of the user, posing a serious threat to the security of the organization's data and systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update operating systems to the latest versions and apply available security patches from Microsoft.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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