CVE-2017-0037 kev in the critical feed json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge have a type confusion issue in the Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBrea…
published 2017-02-26 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-0404
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2022-03-28
- epss
- 80.4%
- EPSS 80.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
- public exploits
- 3
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-41454)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-04-18 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Microsoft, Edge and Internet Explorer
- CISA name
- Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer Type Confusion Vulnerability
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
80.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-43125 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 7 x86) - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Code Execution (MS17-007) remote, 2017-10-17
- EDB-42354 Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Code Execution (MS17-007) remote, 2017-07-24
- EDB-41454 Microsoft Edge / Internet Explorer - 'HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement' Type Confusion dos, 2017-02-24
- bugs.chromium.org https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- 0patch.blogspot.si https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Internet Browser
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type
References
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portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037
patch, vendor-advisory
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/41454/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/43125/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/42354/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
bugs.chromium.org
/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
0patch.blogspot.si
/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/96088
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1037905
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1037906
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0037
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-0037
- NVD CVE-2017-0037
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