Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2017-0037
The short answer
CVE-2017-0037 affects Microsoft Corporation Internet Browser and is rated high (CVSS 8.1). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-28: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.
What it is
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.
Weakness: CWE-843.
Severity
8.1 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Mar 28, 2022
Federal due date Apr 18, 2022
EPSS, next 30 days
80%
Higher than 100% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected products
Internet Browser. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- 0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037 PatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- 0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037 PatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Questions
Is CVE-2017-0037 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2017-0037 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-28, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-04-18.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0037?
CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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