CVE-2017-0201 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-04-12

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 23.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Internet Explorer

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`The Jscript and VBScript engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.2391.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97454
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038238
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0201

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-04-12T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:55:19.125Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-0201

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-12T14:59:01.203

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-0201

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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