CVE-2017-0037

high-risk
Published 2017-02-26

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge have a type confusion issue in the Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement function in mshtml.dll, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence and crafted JavaScript code that operates on a TH element.

Do I need to act?

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90.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 9% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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3 public exploits available
41454, 43125, 42354
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.1/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (19)

Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906
Exploit https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html
Exploit https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906
Exploit https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html
Exploit https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 34/34 · Critical
Exposure 7/34 · Low