Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-0222
Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution - [Actively Exploited]
Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0226.

INFO

Published Date :

May 12, 2017, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 24, 2024, 4:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-0222 has a 1 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-2017-0222 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 windows_7
2 Microsoft windows_8.1
3 Microsoft windows_rt_8.1
4 Microsoft windows_server_2008
5 Microsoft windows_server_2012
6 Microsoft windows_server_2016
7 Microsoft internet_explorer
8 Microsoft windows_10_1607
9 Microsoft windows_10_1507
10 Microsoft windows_10_1703
11 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-2017-0222.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98127 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038423 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0222 Patch Vendor Advisory

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).

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Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
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Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 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-2017-0222 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-0222 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. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98127 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98127 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038423 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038423 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* 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]

    Jul. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038423 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 23, 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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0222 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0222 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98127 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98127 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98127 [No Types Assigned]
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-2017-0222 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-2017-0222 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

58.45 }} 38.23%

score

0.97780

percentile

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