Attacker Value
High
(2 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(2 users assessed)
User Interaction
Required
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
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Internet Explorer RCE through scripting engine memory corruption (IE 9, 10, 11)

Disclosure Date: November 12, 2019
Exploited in the Wild
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Description

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-2019-1426, CVE-2019-1427, CVE-2019-1428.

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Ratings
  • Attacker Value
    High
Technical Analysis

Since this is being exploited in the wild, and affects a wide range of Internet Explorer versions, it looks like it will have some longterm success in targeted phishing and malvertizing campaigns. IE might be down to just 2% of usage, but it’s the only option out of the box on most WIndows Server versions, so it’s at least easy-ish to be running a vulnerable version until you can get patches applied or download a different browser first.

Probably only urgent to patch if you actually use it.

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Technical Analysis

Reported as exploited in the wild as part of Google’s 2020 0day vulnerability spreadsheet they made available at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lkNJ0uQwbeC1ZTRrxdtuPLCIl7mlUreoKfSIgajnSyY/edit#gid=1869060786. Original tweet announcing this spreadsheet with the 2020 findings can be found at https://twitter.com/maddiestone/status/1329837665378725888

CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.5 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.6
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • microsoft

Products

  • internet explorer 10,
  • internet explorer 11,
  • internet explorer 9

Exploited in the Wild

Reported by:

Additional Info

Technical Analysis