HTTP: Microsoft Edge Chakra Eval CVE-2017-8636 Integer Overflow

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge Chakra JavaScript Engine. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted web page. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the security context of the target user.

Extended Description

Microsoft browsers in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 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 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to the way that Microsoft browser JavaScript engines render content when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8634, CVE-2017-8635, CVE-2017-8638, CVE-2017-8639, CVE-2017-8640, CVE-2017-8641, CVE-2017-8645, CVE-2017-8646, CVE-2017-8647, CVE-2017-8655, CVE-2017-8656, CVE-2017-8657, CVE-2017-8670, CVE-2017-8671, CVE-2017-8672, and CVE-2017-8674.

References

CVE: CVE-2017-8636

Short Name

HTTP:STC:IE:CVE-2017-8636-IO

Severity

Major

Recommended

True

Recommended Action

Drop

HTTP: Microsoft Edge Chakra Eval CVE-2017-8636 Integer Overflow

Extended Description

References

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