Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Edge. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-0093. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (version now known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing 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 04/11/2017. The weakness was published 04/11/2017 with Microsoft as KB4015217 / KB4015219 / KB4015221 / KB4015583 / KB4015219 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0093 since 09/09/2016. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/28/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99282 (KB4015219: Windows 10 Version 1511 April 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 91354 (Microsoft Edge Security Update for April 2017).

Applying a patch 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 (99282), SecurityFocus (BID 97419†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038234†). catalog.update.microsoft.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-99662, VDB-99663, VDB-99664 and VDB-99666. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 99282
Nessus Name: KB4015219: Windows 10 Version 1511 April 2017 Cumulative Update
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OpenVAS ID: 800218
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4015583)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: catalog.update.microsoft.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4015217 / KB4015219 / KB4015221 / KB4015583 / KB4015219
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0093 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0093
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99665

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SecurityFocus: 97419 - Microsoft Edge CVE-2017-0093 Scripting Engine Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0093 - Microsoft - Multiple Products - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038234

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2017 16:27
Updated: 11/28/2022 15:34
Changes: 04/12/2017 16:27 (81), 09/23/2020 19:03 (7), 11/28/2022 15:34 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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