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CVE-2017-0059: Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2017-0059
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 Internet Explorer allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: Internet ExplorerInformation disclosure
What
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted website.
Who is affected
Users of Internet Explorer.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update Internet Explorer to the latest version.

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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-2017-0059

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-2017-0059coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Microsoft Internet Explorer

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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