Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-05-24
• EPSS: 29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 98% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0018 and CVE-2017-0037.

CISA: Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) via a crafted website.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 14 Jun 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

• Patch on portal.msrc.microsoft.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD

[ References ]References

• www.securityfocus.com/bid/96724Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• www.securitytracker.com/id/1038008Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0149PatchVendor Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource