8.1high
CVE-2017-0037KEVin critical feed3 exploits
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge have a type confusion issue in the Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBrea…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.1
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
Yes
added 2022-03-28
EPSS
80.4%
percentile 100%
Public exploits
3
Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Due date
- 2022-04-18 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor / product
- Microsoft / Edge and Internet Explorer
- CISA name
- Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer Type Confusion Vulnerability
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Active — exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
80.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-43125 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 7 x86) - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Code Execution (MS17-007) · remote · 2017-10-17
- EDB-42354 Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Code Execution (MS17-007) · remote · 2017-07-24
- EDB-41454 Microsoft Edge / Internet Explorer - 'HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement' Type Confusion · dos · 2017-02-24
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Internet Browser
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type
References
- bugs.chromium.org /p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- 0patch.blogspot.si /2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/96088 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/41454/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/43125/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037905 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/42354/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037906 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0037 · government-resource
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-0037
- NVD: CVE-2017-0037
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