CVE-2017-8651 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Internet Explorer affecting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2012. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.5), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is indicated, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, highlighting its potential risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.4 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.