CVE-2017-0158
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows running on Windows 10, Windows 10 1511, Windows 8.1 Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 fails to properly sanitize handles in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| windows | affected | | |
| windows | 1511 | affected | |
| windows | 1607 | affected | |
| windows | 1703 | affected | |
| windows | r2 | affected | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97455
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038238
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0158
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97455
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038238
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0158
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.