CVE-2017-8636

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.

• CWE-119

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100056Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8636Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42466/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42467/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42468/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42478/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100056Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8636Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42466/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42467/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42468/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42478/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Aug 8, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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