What is CVE-2020-17053?

CVE-2020-17053 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-17053?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet_explorer

CVE-2020-17053

Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.029 (85.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 11
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 — versions 1.0.0
Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 20h2, 1803, 1809
Microsoft Windows_server_2019

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-17053?: CVE-2020-17053 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-17053?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.