THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-0202
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-0202

Internet Explorer vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
45.6%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses 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, a.k.a. "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Internet Explorer
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2017-04-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 45.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-0202

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Internet Explorer is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-0202.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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