CVE-2017-8517

Microsoft browsers in Microsoft 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, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when the JavaScript engines fail to render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8522 and CVE-2017-8524.

• CWE-119

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98895Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038673Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8517Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98895Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038673Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8517Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Jun 15, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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