CVE DATABASE / CVE-2017-0059
CVE-2017-0059
Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVSS 4.3 · MEDIUM
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-03-28.
Federal remediation due 2022-04-18.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 4.3 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity | NONE |
| Availability | NONE |
Affected products
Microsoft internet explorerMicrosoft windows server 2008Microsoft windows vistaMicrosoft windows server 2012Microsoft windows 10 1507Microsoft windows 10 1511Microsoft windows 10 1607Microsoft windows 7Microsoft windows 8.1Microsoft windows rt 8.1Microsoft windows server 2016
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96645
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038008
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0059
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41661/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0059
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-22. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.