Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-8656)

An improper initialization of memory vulnerability exists in Chakra, Microsoft Edge's scripting engine. This vulnerability is due to the incorrect initialization of a variable within the DefineUserVars function due to an error in PreVisitCatch.A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by...

Microsoft Edge Charka PreVisitCatch Missing Call Exploit

Microsoft Edge Chakra does not call SetIsCatch for all cases in PreVisitCatch. Microsoft Edge: Chakra: PreVisitCatch doesn't call SetIsCatch for all cases CVE-2017-8656 function trigger try catch x var x = 1; printx; trigger; When Chakra executes the above code, it declares two "x"s. One is only...

CVE-2017-8656

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2017-08-17 00:00:00+00:00| exploited| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42464...

Microsoft Edge Charka PreVisitCatch Missing Call

Microsoft Edge: Chakra: PreVisitCatch doesn't call SetIsCatch for all cases CVE-2017-8656 function trigger try catch x var x = 1; printx; trigger; When Chakra executes the above code, it declares two "x"s. One is only for the catch scope, the other is for the whole function scope. The one for the...

Memory corruption

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 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 Microsoft browser JavaScript engines render content when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption...

Memory corruption

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1703 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...

Memory corruption

Microsoft Edge in 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...

CVE-2017-8656

CVE-2017-8656 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (JavaScript engine in Chakra) on Windows 10 1607/1703 and Windows Server 2016. It arises from memory corruption in the browser’s scripting engine when handling objects in memory, specifically linked to improper initializatio...

Microsoft Edge CVE-2017-8656 Scripting Engine Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Edge is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted web page. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Faile...