CVE-2017-0059
Microsoft Internet Explorer: Information Disclosure
As of , CVE-2017-0059 in Microsoft Internet Explorer is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 28 March 2022
- US federal deadline
- 18 April 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.62Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.50 on 28 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- 3 Exploit-DB entries (2 verified)
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Microsoft Internet Explorer allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site.
CISA's description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0008 and CVE-2017-0009.
The CVE record's description, from microsoft
- CVE published
- 17 March 2017
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- CVSS
- 4.3 Medium (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-200
- Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- partial
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 41661).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 42354).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 43125).
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 7 x86) - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Code Execution (MS17-007)EDB-ID 43125, verified by Exploit-DB, 17 October 2017
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - 'textarea.defaultValue' Memory Disclosure (MS17-006)EDB-ID 41661, verified by Exploit-DB, 20 March 2017
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Code Execution (MS17-007)EDB-ID 42354, 24 July 2017
Internet Explorer: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2010-0249Use-After-Free | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.92; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.92 | ||
| CVE-2010-0806Use-After-Free | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.82; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.82 | ||
| CVE-2010-3962Uninitialized Memory Corruption | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.97; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.97 | ||
| CVE-2013-3893Resource Management Errors | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.88; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.88 | ||
| CVE-2012-4792Use-After-Free | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.79; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.79 | ||
| CVE-2013-3163Memory Corruption | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.71; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.71 | ||
| CVE-2012-4969Use-After-Free | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.80; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.80 | ||
| CVE-2014-0322Use-After-Free | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.85; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.85 | ||
| CVE-2013-2551Use-After-Free | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.74; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.74 | ||
| CVE-2013-1347Remote Code Execution | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.78; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.78 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org