CVE-2017-0037

Published: Feb 26, 2017Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-843

8.1HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge have a type confusion issue in the Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement function in mshtml.dll, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence and crafted JavaScript code that operates on a TH element.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-843

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp

commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation

Internet ExplorerOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / browser

Microsoft EdgeOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / browser

Microsoft Corporation

commercial·USaka microsoft

Internet BrowserOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / browser

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV:Mar 28, 2022

Remediation due:Apr 18, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088

securityfocus.com

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011

bugs.chromium.org

https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv

cisa.gov

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