CVE-2017-0201: microsoft corporation internet explorer

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-0201 is a high (CVSS 7.6) vulnerability in microsoft corporation internet explorer. EPSS estimates a 13.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-04-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer in the way that the JScript and VBScript engines render when handling objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0093.

• 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.