Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.1
HIGH
CVE-2017-0037
Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer Type Confusio - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge have a type confusion issue in the Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement function in mshtml.dll, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence and crafted JavaScript code that operates on a TH element.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 26, 2017, 11:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 16, 2024, 5:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer have a type confusion vulnerability in mshtml.dll, which allows remote code execution.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-0037 has a 13 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-0037 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft edge
2 Microsoft windows_8.1
3 Microsoft windows_rt_8.1
4 Microsoft windows_server_2012
5 Microsoft windows_server_2016
6 Microsoft internet_explorer
7 Microsoft windows_10_1607
8 Microsoft windows_10_1507
9 Microsoft windows_10_1511
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-0037.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

DayOne: Critical Vulnerability Root Cause Analysis Platform

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Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
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Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
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None

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Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
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Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-0037 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-0037 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html No Types Assigned https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-704
    Added CWE NIST CWE-843
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge have a type confusion issue in the Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement function in mshtml.dll, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence and crafted JavaScript code that operates on a TH element. Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge have a type confusion issue in the Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement function in mshtml.dll, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence and crafted JavaScript code that operates on a TH element.
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-704
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-0037 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-0037 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.93 }} -0.05%

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0.99759

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