Vulnerability in Microsoft Edge
CVE-2017-0037
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.804 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.804 · newest: 0.804 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 11
- Microsoft Windows 10 1507
- Microsoft Windows 10 1511
- Microsoft Windows 10 1607
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Corporation Internet Browser — versions Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Edge
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- 0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0037?
- CVE-2017-0037 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-02-26.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0037?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-0037 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2017-0037 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-28), indicating it is being actively exploited. 17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.