Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-8751 - 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
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 1703 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Microsoft Edge accesses objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8731, CVE-2017-8734, and CVE-2017-11766.
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.
Exploit-Db
| description | Microsoft Edge - 'Object.setPrototypeOf' Memory Corruption. CVE-2017-8751. Dos exploit for Windows platform |
| file | exploits/windows/dos/43151.html |
| id | EDB-ID:43151 |
| last seen | 2017-11-16 |
| modified | 2017-11-16 |
| platform | windows |
| port | |
| published | 2017-11-16 |
| reporter | Exploit-DB |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/43151/ |
| title | Microsoft Edge - 'Object.setPrototypeOf' Memory Corruption |
| type | dos |
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
| NASL id | SMB_NT_MS17_SEP_4038788.NASL |
| description | The remote Windows host is missing security update 4038788. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A race condition that could lead to a remote code execution vulnerability exists in NetBT Session Services when NetBT fails to maintain certain sequencing requirements. (CVE-2017-0161) - A vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly accesses objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-11766) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge does not properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user |
| last seen | 2020-05-31 |
| modified | 2017-09-12 |
| plugin id | 103130 |
| published | 2017-09-12 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103130 |
| title | KB4038788: Windows 10 Version 1703 September 2017 Cumulative Update |
Packetstorm
| data source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/145007/GS20171116003633.txt |
| id | PACKETSTORM:145007 |
| last seen | 2017-11-16 |
| published | 2017-11-16 |
| reporter | Google Security Research |
| source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145007/Microsoft-Edge-Object.setPrototypeOf-Memory-Corruption.html |
| title | Microsoft Edge Object.setPrototypeOf Memory Corruption |
Seebug
| bulletinFamily | exploit |
| description | I accidentally found this while trying to reproduce another bug in Edge. Failed to reproduce on Microsoft Edge 38.14393.1066.0, Microsoft EdgeHTML 14.14393. Tested on Microsoft Edge 40.15063.0.0, Microsoft EdgeHTML 15.15063 (Insider Preview). ### Crash Log: First chance exceptions are reported before any exception handling. This exception may be expected and handled. ``` chakra!JsUtil::WeaklyReferencedKeyDictionary<Js::DynamicType,Js::DynamicType * __ptr64,DefaultComparer<Js::DynamicType const * __ptr64>,1>::FindEntry<Js::DynamicType>+0x41: 00007fff`e2b7c841 8b0c81 mov ecx,dword ptr [rcx+rax*4] ds:0000023b`4a2ea4c4=???????? 0:015> k # Child-SP RetAddr Call Site 00 000000be`563fbba0 00007fff`e2f52e3e chakra!JsUtil::WeaklyReferencedKeyDictionary<Js::DynamicType,Js::DynamicType * __ptr64,DefaultComparer<Js::DynamicType const * __ptr64>,1>::FindEntry<Js::DynamicType>+0x41 01 000000be`563fbbf0 00007fff`e2e1f9a4 chakra!JsUtil::WeaklyReferencedKeyDictionary<Js::DynamicType,Js::DynamicType * __ptr64,DefaultComparer<Js::DynamicType const * __ptr64>,1>::TryGetValue+0x56 02 000000be`563fbc40 00007fff`e2cb58a9 chakra!Windows::Data::Text::IUnicodeCharactersStatics::`vcall'{144}'+0x58fc4 03 000000be`563fbcf0 00007fff`e2db04c8 chakra!Js::JavascriptObject::ChangePrototype+0x109 04 000000be`563fbd30 00007fff`e2dbe863 chakra!Js::JavascriptObject::EntrySetPrototypeOf+0xc8 05 000000be`563fbd80 00007fff`e2c5dfb8 chakra!amd64_CallFunction+0x93 06 000000be`563fbde0 00007fff`e2c610da chakra!Js::InterpreterStackFrame::OP_CallCommon<Js::OpLayoutDynamicProfile<Js::OpLayoutT_CallIWithICIndex<Js::LayoutSizePolicy<0> > > >+0x158 07 000000be`563fbe80 00007fff`e2c67c61 chakra!Js::InterpreterStackFrame::OP_ProfiledCallIWithICIndex<Js::OpLayoutT_CallIWithICIndex<Js::LayoutSizePolicy<0> > >+0xaa 08 000000be`563fbf00 00007fff`e2c6436c chakra!Js::InterpreterStackFrame::ProcessProfiled+0x131 09 000000be`563fbf60 00007fff`e2dc1bfd chakra!Js::InterpreterStackFrame::Process+0x12c 0a 000000be`563fbfc0 00007fff`e2d88cd5 chakra!Js::InterpreterStackFrame::InterpreterHelper+0x3bd 0b 000000be`563fc310 0000023a`3c412fc2 chakra!Js::InterpreterStackFrame::InterpreterThunk+0x55 0c 000000be`563fc360 00007fff`e2dbe863 0x0000023a`3c412fc2 0d 000000be`563fc390 00007fff`e2ca6113 chakra!amd64_CallFunction+0x93 0e 000000be`563fc3e0 00007fff`e2c52060 chakra!Js::JavascriptFunction::CallFunction<1>+0x83 0f 000000be`563fc440 00007fff`e2c51167 chakra!Js::JavascriptFunction::CallRootFunctionInternal+0x100 10 000000be`563fc530 00007fff`e2d9ec52 chakra!Js::JavascriptFunction::CallRootFunction+0x4b 11 000000be`563fc5a0 00007fff`e2c50fa4 chakra!ScriptSite::CallRootFunction+0x6a 12 000000be`563fc600 00007fff`e2d30c99 chakra!ScriptSite::Execute+0x124 13 000000be`563fc690 00007fff`e2d31fde chakra!ScriptEngine::ExecutePendingScripts+0x1a5 14 000000be`563fc760 00007fff`e2d32271 chakra!ScriptEngine::ParseScriptTextCore+0x436 15 000000be`563fc8b0 00007fff`da0fe8d5 chakra!ScriptEngine::ParseScriptText+0xb1 16 000000be`563fc960 00007fff`da0fe71e edgehtml!CJScript9Holder::ParseScriptText+0x119 17 000000be`563fca00 00007fff`da0fe237 edgehtml!CScriptCollection::ParseScriptText+0x202 18 000000be`563fcae0 00007fff`da0fdb67 edgehtml!CScriptData::CommitCode+0x357 19 000000be`563fcca0 00007fff`da2c50ad edgehtml!CScriptData::Execute+0x20f 1a 000000be`563fcd50 00007fff`da136ad4 edgehtml!CHtmScriptParseCtx::Execute+0x7d 1b 000000be`563fcd80 00007fff`da135ba1 edgehtml!CHtmParseBase::Execute+0x204 1c 000000be`563fce10 00007fff`da2be8cb edgehtml!CHtmPost::Exec+0x1e1 1d 000000be`563fcff0 00007fff`da2be7af edgehtml!CHtmPost::Run+0x2f 1e 000000be`563fd020 00007fff`da2be663 edgehtml!PostManExecute+0x63 1f 000000be`563fd060 00007fff`da2be4fd edgehtml!PostManResume+0xa3 20 000000be`563fd0a0 00007fff`da2ccfb3 edgehtml!CHtmPost::OnDwnChanCallback+0x3d 21 000000be`563fd0f0 00007fff`da2a4ddb edgehtml!CDwnChan::OnMethodCall+0x23 22 000000be`563fd120 00007fff`da163f46 edgehtml!GWndAsyncTask::Run+0x1b 23 000000be`563fd150 00007fff`da280480 edgehtml!HTML5TaskScheduler::RunReadiedTask+0x236 24 000000be`563fd220 00007fff`da2802a3 edgehtml!TaskSchedulerBase::RunReadiedTasksInTaskQueueWithCallback+0x70 25 000000be`563fd270 00007fff`da164af3 edgehtml!HTML5TaskScheduler::RunReadiedTasks+0xa3 26 000000be`563fd2d0 00007fff`da162fe5 edgehtml!NormalPriorityAtInputEventLoopDriver::DriveRegularPriorityTaskExecution+0x53 27 000000be`563fd300 00007fff`fb3dbc50 edgehtml!GlobalWndProc+0x125 ``` |
| id | SSV:96874 |
| last seen | 2017-11-19 |
| modified | 2017-11-16 |
| published | 2017-11-16 |
| reporter | Root |
| source | https://www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-96874 |
| title | Microsoft Edge: Memory corruption with Object.setPrototypeOf(CVE-2017-8751) |