CVE-2017-8741

N/A
Published: September 13, 2017 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:26 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorInternet ExplorerEdgeWindows Server 2016

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 12%

Description

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that the Microsoft browser JavaScript engines render content when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8649, CVE-2017-8660, CVE-2017-8729, CVE-2017-8738, CVE-2017-8740, CVE-2017-8741, CVE-2017-8748, CVE-2017-8752, CVE-2017-8753, CVE-2017-8755, CVE-2017-8756, and CVE-2017-11764.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-rt-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2012 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2016 (environment)
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Remediation

No guide yet

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References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100764
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039343

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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