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CVE-2017-0059

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: March 17, 2017 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
11 products affected across 1 vendorInternet ExplorerWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2012

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 62%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score62.0%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 62.0% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Microsoft Internet Explorer allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 28, 2022
Remediation Due
Apr 18, 2022
1653 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0059

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0008 and CVE-2017-0009.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Internet Explorer· Microsoft
95%
v ≤ 1110119
microsoft-windows-10-1507 (environment) · microsoft-windows-10-1511 (environment) · microsoft-windows-10-1607 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-rt-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2012 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2016 (environment) · microsoft-windows-vista (environment)
Windows 10 1507· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 10 1511· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 10 1607· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 7· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 8-1· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Rt 8-1· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Server 2008· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Server 2012· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Server 2016· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (7)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96645
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038008
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0059
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41661/
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0059

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

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