Advisory Details

November 11th, 2020

Microsoft Internet Explorer array Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2020-17053
CVSS SCORE	8.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Internet Explorer
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of arrays in JavaScript. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17053
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2020-09-02 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2020-11-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Elliot Cao (@iamelli0t) working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative

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