CVE-2017-0037
Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer Type Confusion Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 18 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 80.39% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 28 March 2022 · due 18 April 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-843
- Affected
- microsoft/edge · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0037
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0037US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.