PT-2017-2143 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2017-05-09 · Updated 2025-02-11 · CVE-2017-0222

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer (affected versions not specified)

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper memory object access. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause memory corruption. The vulnerability may enable an attacker to gain control of an affected system if the current user has administrative rights, potentially leading to the installation of programs, modification or deletion of data, or creation of new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01336

CVE-2017-0222

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 11

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-0222 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0222 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0222 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01336 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0222 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/110868 · Telegram Post
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038423 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98127 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/87265 · Telegram Post
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · Note
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0222 · Note