CVE-2017-8749 in the critical feed json
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 R…
published 2017-09-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-17695
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.8%
- EPSS 10.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Internet Explorer accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8747.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
10.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8749
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/100770
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1039328
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-8749
- NVD CVE-2017-8749
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