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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 10/10/2017. The weakness was published 10/10/2017 with Microsoft as KB4041676 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11792 since 07/31/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/16/2021). The advisory points out:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge. 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. 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.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103745 (KB4041676: Windows 10 Version 1703 October 2017 Cumulative Update (KRACK)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91412 (Microsoft Edge Security Update for October 2017).
Applying the patch KB4041676 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103745). Similar entries are available at 107699, 107701, 107702 and 107704.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 103745
Nessus Name: KB4041676: Windows 10 Version 1703 October 2017 Cumulative Update (KRACK)
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OpenVAS ID: 802136
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4041676)
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Patch: KB4041676
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: KB4041676
Researcher: Microsoft ChakraCore Team
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11792 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039529
SecurityFocus: 101078 - Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine CVE-2017-11792 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 10/11/2017 23:38Updated: 01/16/2021 10:06
Changes: 10/11/2017 23:38 (87), 11/23/2019 15:48 (6), 01/16/2021 10:00 (3), 01/16/2021 10:06 (1)
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