VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2019-0676
Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
KEVMEDIUM 6.5EPSS 7.51%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 13 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles objects in memory.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could test for the presence of files on disk, aka 'Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 7.51% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 23 May 2022 · due 13 June 2022
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0676
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106886Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0676Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106886Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0676Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-0676US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.