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CVE-2017-0049
The VBScript engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a…
Medium4.3EPSS 38.9%
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- microsoft
Description
The VBScript engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0018, and CVE-2017-0037.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 38.9% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
- Remote Code Execution
- CWE-200 (opens in a new tab)Other CVEs with CWE-200
Affected products
Microsoft Corporation · Internet Explorer
- affected The VBScript engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
References (3)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0049 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1038008 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 96095 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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