CVE-2017-0018: microsoft corporation internet explorer

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-0018 is a high (CVSS 7.6) vulnerability in microsoft corporation internet explorer. EPSS estimates a 13.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 17-03-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 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-2017-0037 and CVE-2017-0149.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.