CVE-2017-0037
HIGH severity · CVSS 8.1 · CWE-843 · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
8.1CVSS HIGH ● exploited
🔴 Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2022-03-28. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-04-18.
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)89%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906Advisory
- https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.htmlAdvisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/Advisory