VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2019-0752
Microsoft Internet Explorer Type Confusion Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 7.5EPSS 81.6%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 August 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0739, CVE-2019-0753, CVE-2019-0862.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 81.55% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 15 February 2022 · due 15 August 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-843
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0752
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153078/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Windows-10-1809-17763.316-Memory-Corruption.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0752Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-359/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153078/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Windows-10-1809-17763.316-Memory-Corruption.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0752Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-359/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-0752US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.