Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-02-25
• EPSS: 30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 98% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0226.

CISA: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 25 Aug 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/98127Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• www.securitytracker.com/id/1038423Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0222PatchVendor Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource