# CVE-2017-8662: Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to disclose information due to how strings are validated in specific scenario

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-08 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Edge: Microsoft Windows 10 1703.

## Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to disclose information due to how strings are validated in specific scenarios, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8644 and CVE-2017-8652.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Edge, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8662
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039101
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100031

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