Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-8617 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft Edge
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1703 Microsoft Edge allows a remote code execution vulnerability in the way affected Microsoft scripting engines render when handling objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 | |
| OS | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
| NASL id | SMB_NT_MS17_JUL_4025342.NASL |
| description | The remote Windows 10 version 1703 host is missing security update KB4025342. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows Performance Monitor Console due to improper parsing of XML input that contains a reference to an external entity. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to create a Data Collector Set and import a specially crafted XML file, to disclose arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration. (CVE-2017-0170) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Explorer due to improper handling of executable files and shares during rename operations. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-8463) - Multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities exist in the Microsoft Graphics component due to improper handling of objects in memory. A local attacker can exploit these, via a specially crafted application, to run arbitrary code in kernel mode. (CVE-2017-8467, CVE-2017-8556, CVE-2017-8573, CVE-2017-8574, CVE-2017-8577, CVE-2017-8578, CVE-2017-8580) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Win32k due to improper handling of objects in memory. A local attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-8486) - A security bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when handling Kerberos ticket exchanges due to a failure to prevent tampering with the SNAME field. A man-in-the-middle attacker can exploit this to bypass the Extended Protection for Authentication security feature. (CVE-2017-8495) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows System Information Console due to improper parsing of XML input that contains a reference to an external entity. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file, to disclose arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration. (CVE-2017-8557) - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel due to improper handling of objects in memory. A local attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions. (CVE-2017-8561) - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows due to improper handling of calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC). An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this via a specially crafted application, to run processes in an elevated context. (CVE-2017-8562) - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows due to Kerberos falling back to NT LAN Manager (NTLM) Authentication Protocol as the default authentication protocol. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via an application that sends specially crafted traffic to a domain controller, to run processes in an elevated context. (CVE-2017-8563) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel due to improper initialization of objects in memory. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to bypass Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR) and disclose the base address of the kernel driver. (CVE-2017-8564) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in PowerShell when handling a PSObject that wraps a CIM instance. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted script, to execute arbitrary code in a PowerShell remote session. (CVE-2017-8565) - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Input Method Editor (IME) due to improper handling of parameters in a method of a DCOM class. A local attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to run processes in an elevated context. (CVE-2017-8566) - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows due to improper handling of objects in memory. A local attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to run arbitrary code in kernel mode. (CVE-2017-8581) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the HTTP.sys server application component due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request, to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-8582) - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Common Runtime Library component due to improper handling of web requests. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request, to cause a denial of service condition in a .NET application. (CVE-2017-8585) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in WordPad due to improper parsing of specially crafted files. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-8588) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows Search component due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by sending specially crafted messages to the Windows Search service, to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-8589) - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver due to improper handling of objects in memory. A local attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to run processes in an elevated context. (CVE-2017-8590) - A security bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers due to improper handling of redirect requests. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, to bypass CORS redirect restrictions. (CVE-2017-8592) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-8596) - Multiple remote code execution vulnerability exist in Microsoft Edge in the scripting engine due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these, by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-8598, CVE-2017-8603, CVE-2017-8604, CVE-2017-8605, CVE-2017-8610, CVE-2017-8619) - A security bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge due to a failure to correctly apply the same-origin policy for HTML elements present in other browser windows. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to follow a link, to cause the user to load a malicious website. (CVE-2017-8599) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge in the Chakra JavaScript engine due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-8601) - A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers due to improper parsing of HTTP content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to click a specially crafted URL, to redirect the user to a malicious website. (CVE-2017-8602) - Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft browsers in the JavaScript engines due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these, by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-8606, CVE-2017-8607, CVE-2017-8608) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers in the scripting engine due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-8609) - A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge due to improper parsing of HTTP content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to click a specially crafted URL, to redirect the user to a malicious website. (CVE-2017-8611) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-8617) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer in the VBScript engine due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-8618) |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 101368 |
| published | 2017-07-11 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/101368 |
| title | KB4025342: Windows 10 Version 1703 July 2017 Cumulative Update |
| code | |