Microsoft browsers' vulnerability in handling objects in memory, allowing arbitrary code execution, is titled Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability.

CVE-2017-8524 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:H/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Microsoft browsers in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when the JavaScript engines fail to render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8517 and CVE-2017-8522.

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