Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Edge. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Scripting Engine. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-0132. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2017. The weakness was published 03/14/2017 with Microsoft as MS17-007 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-0132 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 12/25/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97730 (MS17-007: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (4013071)), 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 91332 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS17-007)).

Applying the patch MS17-007 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.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 (97730), SecurityFocus (BID 96686†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038006†). Similar entries are available at VDB-97974, VDB-97975, VDB-97976 and VDB-97977. 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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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 97730
Nessus Name: MS17-007: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (4013071)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (4013071)
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Patch: MS17-007

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS17-007
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0132 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0132
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97995

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SecurityFocus: 96686 - Microsoft Edge CVE-2017-0132 Scripting Engine Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0132 - MS17-007 - Microsoft - Edge - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038006

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2017 11:18
Updated: 12/25/2024 03:52
Changes: 03/15/2017 11:18 (75), 09/07/2020 09:59 (7), 09/14/2024 19:48 (18), 12/25/2024 03:52 (1)
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