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CVE-2017-0037

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge have a type confusion issue in the Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBreak

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Listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge are affected by this vulnerability. A remote attacker could exploit it through a specially crafted web page with malicious CSS and JavaScript to run arbitrary code on a victim's computer.

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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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • Microsoft Corporation Internet Browser

    Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Edge

References 9

bugs.chromium.org

0patch.blogspot.si

securityfocus.com

Exploit-DB

portal.msrc.microsoft.com

securitytracker.com