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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8659: Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8659: Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/08/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/08/2017
Modified
06/10/2024

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system due to the Chakra scripting engine not properly handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4034674

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