Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Edge. Affected is an unknown function of the component Scripting Engine. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11862. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (version now known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was shared 11/14/2017 with Microsoft as KB4048955 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-11862 since 07/31/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/23/2021). 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 104551 (KB4048955: Windows 10 Version 1709 and Windows Server Version 1709 November 2017 Cumulative Update), 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 91413 (Microsoft Edge Security Update for November 2017).

Applying the patch KB4048955 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 databases at Tenable (104551) and SecurityFocus (BID 101724†). The entries VDB-109334, VDB-109335, VDB-109336 and VDB-109337 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 104551
Nessus Name: KB4048955: Windows 10 Version 1709 and Windows Server Version 1709 November 2017 Cumulative Update
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OpenVAS ID: 835030
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4048955)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: KB4048955

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4048955
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109339

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SecurityFocus: 101724 - Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine CVE-2017-11862 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2017 09:36
Updated: 01/23/2021 11:51
Changes: 11/15/2017 09:36 (87), 12/06/2019 08:29 (6), 01/23/2021 11:51 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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