CVE-2017-0009
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0011, CVE-2017-0017, CVE-2017-0065, and CVE-2017-0068.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 39.62% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 33.6% on 21 September 2026 to 39.6% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/comparestring_infoleak.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96077Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038006
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0009Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/comparestring_infoleak.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96077Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038006
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0009Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.