CVE-2017-8739 Information disclosure in Microsoft Edge
An attacker can exploit memory handling flaws in Microsoft Edge to disclose sensitive information, aiding further system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8739?
CVE-2017-8739 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, published on 13 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system, due to the way that the Microsoft Edge scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8739?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Edge.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8739?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8739 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8739 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2frf-49c5-28xj.