CVE-2017-0037: Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer Type Confusion Vulnerability
High · CVSS 8.1 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 80.4%, 100th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: microsoft
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer Type Confusion Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge have a type confusion issue in the Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement function in mshtml.dll, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence and crafted JavaScript code that operates on a TH element.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft Corporation: Internet Browser
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- 0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html (opens in new tab)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (opens in new tab)
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/ (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/ (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/ (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)