CVE-2020-0968highunder attackransomwareCWE-787

CVE-2020-0968: high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11

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63Vexday Risk Score

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ssvc Actcvss 7.5epss 31%
from disclosure to weapon
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CISA KEV+567d
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2022-05-03

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In short

Internet Explorer's scripting engine improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely by tricking users into visiting malicious websites.

Technical detail

A buffer overflow (CWE-787) in Internet Explorer's scripting engine enables remote code execution through crafted web content. Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a malicious webpage) and results in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the affected user.

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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-2020-0970.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Microsoft · Internet Explorer 11Microsoft · Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft · Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based SystemsMicrosoft · Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based SystemsMicrosoft · Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft · Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based SystemsMicrosoft · Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based SystemsMicrosoft · Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012Microsoft · Internet Explorer 9
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