CVE-2020-0674
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0673, CVE-2020-0710, CVE-2020-0711, CVE-2020-0712, CVE-2020-0713, CVE-2020-0767.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to the way the Scripting Engine handles objects in memory. Successful exploitation could allow remote code execution in the context of the current user.
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Remediation due: 2022-05-03
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159137/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-11-Use-After-Free.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161309/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-11-Use-After-Free.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162565/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-8-11-Use-After-Free.html
- https://github.com/maxpl0it/CVE-2020-0674-Exploit
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0674
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0674
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