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CVE-2017-0037: Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer Type Confusion Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2017-0037
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer have a type confusion vulnerability in mshtml.dll, which allows remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: Edge and Internet ExplorerRemote code execution
What
Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer have a type confusion vulnerability allowing remote code execution.
Who is affected
Users of Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer to the latest versions.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-28
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0037

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2017-0037coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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