vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8656: Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 8, 2017 | Aug 8, 2017 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 8, 2017
Added
Aug 8, 2017
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 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 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-2017-8636, 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-2017-8657, CVE-2017-8670, CVE-2017-8671, CVE-2017-8672, and CVE-2017-8674.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4034658microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4034674microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4034658
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