Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 JScript/VBScript memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component JScript/VBScript. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-0201. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component JScript/VBScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 04/11/2017. The weakness was shared 04/11/2017 by Hui Gao with Palo Alto Networks as KB4014661 / KB4015067 / KB4015217 / KB4015219 / KB4015221 / KB4015549 / KB4015550 / KB4015551 / KB4015583 / KB4015550 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-0201 since 09/09/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99285 (Windows Server 2012 April 2017 Security Updates (Petya)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100309 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Security Update for April 2017).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99285), SecurityFocus (BID 97454†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038238†). catalog.update.microsoft.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-99533, VDB-99655, VDB-99656 and VDB-99657 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 99285
Nessus Name: Windows Server 2012 April 2017 Security Updates (Petya)
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OpenVAS ID: 801606
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (KB4014661)
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Patch: catalog.update.microsoft.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4014661 / KB4015067 / KB4015217 / KB4015219 / KB4015221 / KB4015549 / KB4015550 / KB4015551 / KB4015583 / KB4015550
Researcher: Hui Gao
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0201 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0201
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99674

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SecurityFocus: 97454 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2017-0201 Scripting Engine Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0201 - Microsoft - Internet Explorer - Memory Corruption Issue
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2017 16:40
Updated: 11/28/2022 16:37
Changes: 04/12/2017 16:40 (83), 09/23/2020 18:12 (8), 11/28/2022 16:29 (4), 11/28/2022 16:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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