Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2019-0676
Published: February 12, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17565
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0676
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted webpage, trigger out-of-bounds read and test for the presence of files on disk.
Affected software
Microsoft Internet Explorer
How to mitigate CVE-2019-0676
Install updates from vendor's website.