High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8749
CVE-2017-8749
Description
Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, 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, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Internet Explorer accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8747.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Microsoft Corporation/Internet Explorerv5Range: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, 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, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8749nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100770nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039328nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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