HTTP: Microsoft Edge CVE-2017-8751 Memory Corruption

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Edge. A successful attack can result in Memory Corruption.

Extended Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 1703 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Microsoft Edge accesses objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8731, CVE-2017-8734, and CVE-2017-11766.

References

CVE: CVE-2017-8751

Short Name
HTTP:STC:IE:CVE-2017-8751-MC
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2017-8751 Corruption Edge Memory Microsoft
Release Date
11/28/2017
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3415
False Positive
Unknown
CVSS Score

7.6

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