Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Edge. This affects an unknown part of the component Scripting Engine. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-0138. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (affected version unknown). This affects an 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 released 03/14/2017 by Scott Bell with Security-Assessment.com as MS17-007 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-0138 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price 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 96684†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038006†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-97974, VDB-97975, VDB-97976 and VDB-97977. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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
Researcher: Scott Bell
Organization: Security-Assessment.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0138 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98001

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SecurityFocus: 96684 - Microsoft Edge CVE-2017-0138 Scripting Engine Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0138 - MS17-007 - Microsoft - Edge - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038006

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2017 11:19
Updated: 12/25/2024 04:43
Changes: 03/15/2017 11:19 (75), 09/07/2020 10:33 (8), 09/15/2024 01:30 (18), 12/25/2024 04:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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