High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 11, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8608
CVE-2017-8608
Description
Microsoft browsers in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and R2, 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 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-2017-8598, CVE-2017-8596, CVE-2017-8610, CVE-2017-8601, CVE-2017-8618, CVE-2017-8619, CVE-2017-8603, CVE-2017-8604, CVE-2017-8605, CVE-2017-8595, CVE-2017-8606, CVE-2017-8607, and CVE-2017-8609
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and R2, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.v5Range: Microsoft browsers
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8608nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99412nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038848nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038849nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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