CVE-2017-0059
Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure 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 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0008 and CVE-2017-0009.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 61.97% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 3 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 March 2017
- CISA KEV
- Listed 28 March 2022 · due 18 April 2022
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 62.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0059
Public exploits (3)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-43125source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 7 x86) - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Code Execution (MS17-007)windows_x86 · mschenk | remote | 17 October 2017 | yes |
| EDB-42354source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Code Execution (MS17-007)windows_x86-64 · redr2e | remote | 24 July 2017 | no |
| EDB-41661source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - 'textarea.defaultValue' Memory Disclosure (MS17-006)windows · Google Security Research | dos | 20 March 2017 | yes |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96645Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038008Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0059Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41661/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/96645Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038008Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0059Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41661/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-2017-0059US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.