CVE-2017-0037
Microsoft Corporation Internet Browser
Published 26 Feb 2017 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
8.1 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 28 Mar 2022, with a remediation deadline of 18 Apr 2022 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96088 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037905 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037906 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- 0patch.blogspot.si/2017/03/0patching-another-0-day-internet.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1011 · Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0037 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41454/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0037 · US Government Resource