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CVE-2020-0674
Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 7.5EPSS 86.9%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 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-2020-0673, CVE-2020-0710, CVE-2020-0711, CVE-2020-0712, CVE-2020-0713, CVE-2020-0767.
- 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
- 86.86% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0674
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159137/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-11-Use-After-Free.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161309/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-11-Use-After-Free.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162565/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-8-11-Use-After-Free.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/maxpl0it/CVE-2020-0674-ExploitExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0674Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159137/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-11-Use-After-Free.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161309/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-11-Use-After-Free.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162565/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-8-11-Use-After-Free.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/maxpl0it/CVE-2020-0674-ExploitExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0674Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0674US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.