Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2017-0202
Published: April 12, 2017 / Updated: April 28, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6269
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0202
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in CStyleSheetArray::BuildListOfMatchedRules. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in remote code execution.
Affected software
Microsoft Internet Explorer
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0202
Install update from vendor's website.