SB2017031410 - Three vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0009)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to unknown error. A remote unauthenticated attacker can gain unauthorized access to potentially sensitive data.

2) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0012)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and perform a spoofing attack.

3) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0033)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to unknown error. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and perform a spoofing attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS17-006
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS17-007