VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2017-0222
Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 29.6%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 25 August 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0226.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 29.64% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 February 2022 · due 25 August 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0222
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98127Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038423Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0222Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98127Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038423Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0222Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0222US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.