Use After Free in Microsoft Edge
CVE-2017-0070
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way affected Microsoft scripting engines render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers. These vulnerabilities could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could exec…
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.849 (99.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1511, 1607
- Microsoft Windows_server_2016
- Microsoft Corporation Browser — versions Browser
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0070?
- CVE-2017-0070 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0070?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-0070 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.