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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8597: Microsoft Edge based on Edge HTML Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8597: Microsoft Edge based on Edge HTML Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/12/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/12/2017
Modified
06/10/2024

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system, due to the way that Microsoft Edge handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8643 and CVE-2017-8648.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4038788

References

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